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Betting on technology : the diffusion of mobile live-streaming apps within news startup actor-networks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This research combines the diffusion of innovations and actor-network theoretical models to present a detailed explanation of how the live-streaming mobile apps Meerkat and Periscope were adopted at two digital news startups, ...
Narrative structure and audience motivation in documentary film
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Documentary film is meant to inform viewers on an issue and prompt them toward a change in behavior. In the environmental documentary, filmmakers charge audiences with affecting the world around them through an agency of ...
Self-defense, subversion and the status quo : four Tennessee newspapers assess the Columbia race riot of 1946
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The period immediately following World War II in the United States saw an uptick in racially charged violence, as increasingly empowered black veterans came into conflict back home with white Americans content with the ...
Employee retirement plans : increasing participation and contribution levels in voluntary retirement plans via message framing and self-efficacy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Many Americans are ill-prepared for retirement. Either they are not saving or do not have access to retirement plans and/or retirement plan education. National trends suggest companies are moving away from employer-sponsored ...
Climate change news and trust : the influence of news source, frame and political ideology on judgments of credibility
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Comparatively few studies have examined the effects of frames employed in climate change news articles (Corbett, 2004; Hart, 2011; Leiserowitz, forthcoming; Nisbet et al., 2013). The current study aims to address that ...
Cross-cultural audience comprehension and engagement : a study of the effects of data visualization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
In recent years, data journalism and data visualization has become an emerging and trendy field in online journalism. It is an approach adopted by many news organizations in an attempt to fit for audiences' increasing ...
Popular media and profitable microfinance in India
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The issue of media coverage of microfinance, a mechanism for giving small loans to the poor without access to traditional banking, is worth examining because favorable media portrayal could frame the way that international ...
Consumers' social media advocacy behaviors of luxury brands : an explanatory framework /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In the age of the internet, social media have emerged as the most powerful marketing tool around the world. Social media have the power to amplify ...
Christian media framing of gay marriage
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This mixed methods study explores Christian media's framing of gay marriage from 2010 to 2015, looking at a sample of articles on Christianity Today's website before and after gay marriage became legal. Using mixed methods, ...
Race, gender, and sexuality : constructions of Latinidad in Jane the Virgin
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Jane The Virgin debuted on the CW in fall 2014 at a time when anti-immigrant, particularly anti-Mexican and anti-Latina, sentiment in the U.S. was reaching an all-time high. This TV show was the latest to offer representations ...
Millennial college students and volunteering : their motivations and perceived obstacles
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Because volunteers are the lifeblood of nonprofit organizations, it is important to understand a new generation of volunteers that will help sustain these organizations: millennial college students. Using the Self-Determination ...
Investigating the potential of visual news narratives to reduce mental illness stigma
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Nearly 50 percent of individuals in the United States will develop at least one mental illness during their lifetime (Reeves et al., 2011). Although mental illness can be treated, most people with mental illness do not ...
The impact of the 2015 refugee crisis on the international place brand of Hungary
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This quantitative study examines how the 2015 European refugee crisis events affected the international place brand of Hungary on Twitter in both short and long terms. The study supports the application of quantitative ...
Beliefs about individuals with disability as related to media portrayal of disability in Glee
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This study explores how exposure to disability portrayal on television is related to beliefs about individuals with disability. This study uses show-specific cultivation theory and its discussion of how television viewing ...
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 ...
To clickbait or not to clickbait? : an examination of clickbait headline effects on source credibility
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
One content marketing strategy currently proliferating on Facebook is the use of "clickbait," or sensational, headlines to attract readers to view the content being marketed. The aim of this study is to examine how the use ...
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 ...
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 ...
Health beliefs about HIV/aids among South African and American millennials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] One of the most drastic health issues that impacts the country of South Africa is the HIV/AIDS pandemic. As a country, 1 in 10 individuals are infected ...
A study of localism in the digital footprint
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] A climate of consolidation fueled by deregulation is paving the way for television station ownership consolidation. Broadcast corporations are larger ...