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A case of documents in the cloud : what changes DocumentCloud brings to the practices of daily reporting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This study explored the roles that journalists play in newsrooms in correlation with their use of the DocumentCloud platform. The results of this study indicate that DocumentCloud influences journalists’ routines and their ...
Exploring the effect of news message complexity on cognitive complexity and attitude extremity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This thesis explores how the number of perspectives presented in a news story influences cognitive complexity and attitude extremity. I hypothesized that a news message featuring more than two perspectives – a complex story ...
Increasing accessibility : how news websites can better serve people with visual disabilities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore how people who are blind or have low vision prefer to get online news, the problems they face in ...
News framing of accountability systems after No Child Left Behind
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
The evidence and impact of role conflict on copy editors who work at companies that produce newspapers and websitesThe evidence and impact of role conflict on copy editors who work at companies that produce newspapers and websites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
The newspaper industry has faced colossal shifts over the past several decades because of the Information Age and changing needs of readership. Copy editors have been among the most affected as the newsroom seeks to adapt. ...
The impact of webpage complexity and photo intensity on processing of online news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
The social media question : understanding the content people read and share on Twitter
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
People use online platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to find and share news that matters to them. This quantitative study explores how tweets posted to two newspaper's accounts - The Kansas City Star and the Columbia ...
A uses and gratifications study of niche social network sites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This study applied the uses and gratifications theory to determine how audience motives for using niche social network sites compared with motives for using popular social network sites. An online survey presented a single ...
The effects of new media for emergency tornado notification on the digital divide
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This study explored the possible continued existence of a digital divide as it related to how residents in two disperse communities received notification of late season tornado events in 2013. The theoretical perspective ...
Yukon government, social media use and the contingency theory of communication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Using the experiences of communication practitioners in a small Canadian territorial government, this research examines the use of social media as part ...
Uncovering the art of persuasion : understanding design decisions for award-nominated or winning city and regional magazine art directors between 2012 and 2014
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Magazine covers serve as the first impression for readers and determine whether the reader will pick up and read the magazine. Therefore, it is important ...
A little birdie told me: Diffusion and implementation of the innovation of Twitter in American metropolitan newsrooms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
The psychological effects of star rating numeracy cues and customer review feedback on information processing of electronic word-of-mouth
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This 2x3x2 factorial experiment examined the psychological effects of star rating numeracy cues and customer review feedback of online consumer product ...
The authentic I : authenticity in first-person narrative journalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Gatekeeping and unpublishing : how editors make publishing and unpublishing decisions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Through in-depth interviews and qualitative analysis, this thesis studies decision-making within American newsrooms regarding the handling of unpublishing requests as well as the influences on editors' decision-making. The ...
Using content analysis to examine the relationship between commercial and nonprofit organizations motives and consumer engagement on Facebook
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Jokers, smokers and midnight tokers? : how television news framed pro-pot legislation in Oregon and Colorado before the November 6, 2012 elections
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Stereotype threat and the mass media : the athletic test performance of black and white students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
An experiment showed that a sports news article based on negative racial stereotypes about Black or White athletes can impede athletic performance based on the theory of stereotype threat. In the experiment, White participants ...
Why should they comment? : understanding local television news viewers' motivation for commenting on stations' Facebook pages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
171 participants, recruited from a large Midwestern university, viewed a mock Facebook post from a local television news station. The four conditions each featured the same news story, but some treatments had a statement ...
University website marketing discourse and the Hispanic audience
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This research analyzes the discursive and rhetorical strategies used by universities to market themselves through their institutional websites. The research compares three Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) with three ...