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Narrative sweat and flow : the challenge and fulfillment of covering sensitive social issues
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Long-form narrative writers who immerse themselves in other lives and situations to cover social issues have one of the hardest jobs in journalism. They take on difficult, often heart-wrenching subjects, and tell stories ...
Nonprofit communication & brand building
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This study examines the brand-building efforts of nine nonprofit organizations through semi-structured interviews with nonprofit employees and through the grounded theory method. Questions focused on the efforts made by ...
Nana: A look at mother figures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Media portrayals influence people's perception of reality, including cultural definitions of concepts like motherhood. Visual messages play ...
Looking into the ‘Black Zones': A study of life and hope in Burma
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Looking into the Black Zones: A Study of Life and Hope in Burma, examines the historical and personal effects of decades of civil war in Burma. Since the end of World War II, the assassination of Aung San, and the collapse ...
Finding readers in the blogosphere: A project building an audience for a blog at the intersection of mothering and beekeeping http://www.bumblehive.com
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Women publish nearly four million blogs that fall under the genre known as Mommy Blogs: written by women, for women, primarily on the subjects of family life and parenting. Many Mommy Bloggers count readers in the thousands. ...
Case studies of investigative non-profit and public radio collaborations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Across the United States, investigative journalism organizations and public media outlets have started joining forces in greater numbers. Many have found that the relationship demands thoughtfulness and hard work, but ...
Lee Ester News Fellowship. How audience habits should influence the development of radio station web sites: A case study of Wisconsin public radio
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Media outlets have faced a lot of change in the past decade: the increasing dominance of the Internet, the transition to digital formats and shrinking newsrooms, to name a few. But the root challenges taxing newsrooms ...
Picture perfect: How editors of women's magazines depict fitness. What messages do editors send through cover sell lines and images?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
My research question was: What messages do editors send through cover images and sell lines? The goal of my research was to explore three women's fitness magazines, Fitness, Shape and Women's Health, and highlight the ...
Vanity fair vs. Santa Barbara magazine : how does national versus regional society and celebrity coverage differ specifically in depictions of food, wine and entertaining?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] My research question was: How does national versus regional society and celebrity coverage differ specifically in depictions of food, wine ...
How is reputation built in the U.S.? : the study of strategic communications best practices for adaptation in Russia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This research examined contemporary trends in the U.S. strategic communications industry and the perceptions of Russia positioning by the ...
Beyond this place: documenting the visual history of African American fraternities and sororities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This research analyzes portrayals of Black Greek Letter Organizations in both print and video and the effects these portrayals have on students' perception, knowledge and understanding of Black Greek Letter Organization ...
Thou Shalt Offer Salt: Photographing a Changing Salton Sea
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Thou Shalt Offer Salt is a photographic documentary of the Salton Sea in 2013 picturing the sea as it starts to shrink. Photography shows environmental concerns facing the Southern California man-�made lake, including ...
Cowboys And Congress: The Dallas Morning News' Washington Bureau
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This report examines how statehouse reporters, whose numbers have largely declined over the past decade, maximize their resources to produced prioritized ...
Designer Involvement Pays Off for Newspapers' Digital Editions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
There are tangible benefits for newsrooms that involve editorial designers in the development of digital editions. This was a key finding in a case study of four large American news organizations, including the Los Angeles ...
Analysis of Response to the "Death Panels? Claim in the Debate on Health Care Reform That Led to the Passage of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This project analyzed how newspapers responded to the "death panel" claim made by Sarah Palin in the debate that led to the passage of the Affordable Care Act. I examined a period of one week starting the day after Palin ...
The clash of two images: China's media offensive in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
At a time when most Western newspaper and broadcasting companies are scaling back, China's state-run media organizations are fast growing and reaching into every corner of the world, especially in North America and Africa. ...
Use of narrative style in broadcast news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This research examines how reporters and photographers can use narrative style in daily news stories and in long-form investigative and feature pieces. It also addresses the objectivity of the story style. This research ...
Islam and the West : how do background and experience influence how photojournalists cover Muslims? Professional project in three parts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This project seeks to answer the question of whether background and experience influence the ways that photojournalists cover Muslims and whether September 11, 2001, had any influence on their perceptions or approach. ...
Generational differences in the news media regarding an individual's right to privacy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Throughout the research component of my master's professional project, I sought to effectively gauge the generational differences that may ...
Inside and outside views of China's migrant children
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
It's the sweat and sacrifice of migrant workers, who left their homes in the countryside and moved to cities in search of work and a better life, that contributes to Chinas prosperity. Unfortunately, perceptions of migrant ...