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We can work it out : understanding local and national collaborative reporting projects
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
It is no secret how drastically the field of journalism has changed within the last several decades. And as resources dwindle in newsrooms across the country, collaboration has emerged as one way to counteract economic ...
Facing the pressure : HIPAA hampers health reporting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.]
The "public" in public records: Reporting on freedom of information as more than a professional tool
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This project examines journalistic coverage of access to government information, specifically asking why journalists often fail to report on the public's access to public records, and identifying best practices for journalists ...
Worth pursuing? An analysis into the relevance of the newspaper endorsement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This professional analysis looks into the practice of the newspaper endorsement and its relevancy in today's news consuming environment. It consists of nine semi-structured interviews from individuals with a range of jobs ...
The role of the journalist as human rights investigator
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This professional project identifies the unique reportorial challenges that journalists face when investigating human rights violations and ...
The burden of talent : examining the impact of media coverage on the performance and mental health of young Bulgarian soccer players
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The aim of this project is to explore how young professional football players cope with media pressure and other stressors associated with elite sports. ...
Burnout among investigative journalists : causes and solutions
(University of Missouri--ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Investigative journalism is a hard profession. The job usually requires months of intense digging, seeking out wrongdoing committed by powerful people and organizations. By its nature, it requires reporters to closely ...
Factors that make journalists change hypotheses during investigations
(University of Missouri--ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Journalists always go into investigative reporting with hypotheses, but few researchers have studied how journalists change their hypotheses when working on investigative stories. This research, through in-depth interviews ...
The debate is dead : how journalists cover climate change now that false equivalence is uncommon
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Communication in transit : a study of newsroom content management systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Fixing news deserts, the public radio way
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
As the journalism crisis deepens, cross-newsroom collaborations have become more common in recent years. These projects offer news outlets the possibility of sharing resources with each other to create original reporting ...
Understanding the process for producing presidential campaign coverage
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Nearly every journalist has heard the accusations of biased journalism and “fake news” at one point or another. With the 2020 presidential campaign ...
Women in newsroom still feel undervalued compared to their male coworkers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This professional project explores how women’s experiences in newsrooms are and are not changing with movements like #MeToo and identifies how women view their role in changing newsroom environments to be more gender ...
Let’s collab : exploring what makes collaborations in public media newsrooms succeed (or fail)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Public media has become a leader in collaboration to combat news deserts. Many public radio editors have cited clear benefits to collaborations such as better in-depth coverage of issues like health, agriculture, race and ...
Information about, not from : investigating business with accountability in mind
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Businesses and corporations exert massive influence over Americans’ daily lives so it is imperative that reporters serve as a check on their ...