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A world in flux : journalistic change in science journalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
As modernity undergoes radical changes, a narrative of journalistic change has emerged in journalism research. One way that journalistic change has been conceptualized is in terms of a shift from a high modern to a liquid ...
State of play : the gatekeeping of micro-documentaries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The micro-documentary is a digital subgenre emerging from the overlap of longform documentary film, broadcast news, home video, advertising, and photojournalism. Despite technological advancements that have made video ...
Native advertising as a storytelling tool : framing of brand messages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
The given study employed framing theory to analyze the content of 15 pairs of native advertisements and news stories from the New York Times to understand and compare framing of brand messages. Findings concerning framing ...
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. ...
Putting the best news forward: the influence of pressure to be a community booster on community newspaper gatekeepers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The purpose of this study was to examine whether newspaper editors feel pressure to be a community booster and how such pressure affects their gatekeeping process. The study used a qualitative method, consisting of ...
Satisfaction and journalism: a study of newsroom happiness and its implications in print design
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The implementation of news design studios has sparked questions among news professionals. Little research has been done about the removal of the designers from the newsroom, and this could be some of the first academic ...
Sacred space evaders : religious hegemony in gaming journalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
In the modernist paradigm, the news is assumed to be secular, or rather, devoid of religious content. Recent research implies that in actuality, journalism contains latent religious values (Silk, 1995; Underwood, 2002). ...
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 ...
Mediated temporal consciousness: memory and concepts of time through engagement with online news archives
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Archival news content no longer exists solely in physical collections at a limited number of public institutions and media organization storerooms. Instead, digitized and digital-native content of the past can be found ...
Examining the boundaries of journalism in the digital age : a SEM test of digital transitions in newsrooms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The debate about boundaries in journalism amid the rise of citizen journalism, the crisis of business models in the news industry and the use of social ...
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 ...
News media literacy and social media usage
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This study measured levels of news media literacy and social media usage among 370 undergraduate journalism students at three institutions in two states. The research posited that high levels of social media usage would ...
Silicon valley and the new gatekeepers : an institutional view of journalism, technology, and social sharing of news /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The digital disruption of journalism has raised questions about how journalism is supported financially and how citizens get access to news. In this dissertation, a quantitative content analysis and three qualitative textual ...
Journalists' use of newspaper comment sections in the newsgathering process
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
As computers and, increasingly, cell phones, are used by an ever growing percentage of the population, newspapers have turned to online comment sections accompanying articles as forums for readers to communicate. Journalists ...
The stereotypical, mythical, and peace journalism representation of blackness through news storytelling content in racial democracies : a critical discourse analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) explores how well-established news storytellers represent people of African descent in contexts where racial ...
A space for the public : positioning the online commenter in the field of professional journalism /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Online commenters play an increasing role in online journalism, adding content and commentary, but their role as participants in journalism is in flux ...
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 ...
The institutionalization of the technology field with journalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The following analysis is the result of employing the constant comparative method to distinguish connections among data collected by way of semi-structured interviews with tech savvy individuals in the journalism field. ...
Irish newspapers and the Spanish Civil War
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 generated debate in the Irish Free State over how (or whether) the emerging nation should intervene in the conflict. Examination of the debate reveals a deeper discourse ...
Examining the impact of Beijing 2008 Olympic games on foreign news coverage on China : a content analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Hosting the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games prompted the Chinese government to employ a relaxed foreign media policy, which signaled a temporary change in the rigorous media control practice in China. This study examined the ...