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How journalists shift toward engaging historically marginalized communities in the digital age
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
The purpose of this study is to discover how and why journalists within nonprofit or startup newsrooms are changing routines to engage people who would not be typical or traditional readers. This qualitative research study ...
Shaping the conversation of women's health and reproductive rights : a textual analysis of Planned Parenthood's external communications and news coverage of women's health during the 2016 presidential election
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Planned Parenthood provides more than 2.5 million men and women every year with access to affordable health care. However, Planned Parenthood has ...
Exploring news framing in military-oriented newspapers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This research paper explores news framing within two military-oriented newspapers, the Stars and Stripes and Military Times, on the topics of sexual assault and the effects of deployment on military families, as well as ...
A textual analysis of media framing of mass shootings : how characteristics surrounding mass shootings are framed in men's and women's magazines
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
The present research attempted to build upon mass shooting studies by analyzing how feature-length magazine articles focusing on these events frame the characteristics surrounding mass shootings in men's and women's health ...
Is there journalism without democracy? normative role conceptions and practices of journalists in an autocratic regime
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this dissertation is to call for a more inclusive interpretation of journalism and investigate how journalists in non-democratic regimes ...
Examining the relationship between trust and online usage of news media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This study tests the relationship between overall trust and online usage of 35 popular United States news sources. Trust of news media, currently at its lowest percentage in Gallup's 45-year polling history, has both brand ...
Local broadcast news and OTT streaming services : the institutional obstacles from an on-air to digital transition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
The migration of legacy newscasts towards new delivery systems like OTTs has proven to be a slow process as both the legacy media institution and the new media institution face challenges in the ability to work together. ...
Mobile banking : what drives consumer adoption
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
There's an app for that! Thanks to smartphone penetration, one technological revolution has spawned the creation of countless mobile innovations, including mobile banking which allows users to manage their finances from ...
Reporting on the court of public opinion : how BuzzFeed and The New York Times covered the Brock Turner case
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In January 2015, a 19-year-old named Brock Turner sexually assaulted an unconscious and intoxicated young woman behind a dumpster near Stanford ...
Nonprofit communication in the social media age : a study of communication and activism on Twitter
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study uses a summative textual analysis to examine nonprofit communications on Twitter, in an attempt to discover what kind of strategic communication ...
The effects of modality, English language proficiency, and length of stay on immigrants' learning from American news about politics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This dissertation explored how well immigrants in the United States learn from American political news. Predictions in this online experiment were based on a 1990 survey in which Korean Americans with lower language ...
If you are feeling confident enough, do not hesitate to reveal who you really are : extension of Baker, Honea, and Russell (2004)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Due to the competitive advertising environment, marketers have been employing different executional factors including humor and narrative feature within the advertising. Based on the Network of Model of Memory, Baker, ...
Perceptions of Facebook and Twitter as sources of health information among African-American women
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore how African-American women perceive Facebook and Twitter as sources for information about heart disease. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted among 23 women between ...
Accessibility and social responsibility : exploring barriers to access on news websites for people who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
The purpose of this research is to identify barriers to accessing online news for people who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing. Drawing from social responsibility theory, this research also seeks to understand the idea that ...
A study of the portrayal of female on-air talent on Spanish language television news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Research on Hispanics in the media reveal they are shown in stereotypical roles, wearing tight, sexy clothing and excessive accessories. This research was conducted from a cultural position and used feminism as a theoretical ...
A study of legacy U.S. newspapers' digital subscription prices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Disruptive innovation of the newspaper industry is forcing publishers to reconsider reader revenue models as, on the whole, print subscription rates continue to fall and digital advertising revenue rates fail to pick up ...
Media industry employees weigh in on emotional intelligence and its effect on job satisfaction, loyalty and culture in organizations that have experienced staff reductions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study explores emotional intelligence in newsrooms across the U.S. that have undergone staff reductions in the last five years, seeking to find ...
Cultural interpretation of pictorial metaphor in global advertising imagery
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] As global advertising campaigns become more standardized, images are often employed to appeal to target markets that span a wide variety of cultures. ...
Resources for tackling post-traumatic stress disorder in local newsrooms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] PTSD in journalism is a fairly new phenomenon. There is substantive research into how it affects individuals, however little research has been done ...
Fighting homophily, homosociability, and social capital: How women in advertising network
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study explores the experience of females in advertising and how gendered organizational practices, homophily and hegemonic masculinity impact a ...