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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 ...
A Textual Analysis: The Portrayal of Women in Spanish-Language Magazines
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Using a grounded theory approach, the following study seeks to understand how women were portrayed in Spanish-language magazines in the year 2013. The evidence presented supports the idea that advertisers use the following ...
Rick Santorum's Catholicism and wedge issues : a content analysis of religion coverage in major U.S. newspapers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Little scholarly research has been conducted about how journalists report on religion during a political campaign. Even so, there is evidence to suggest religion plays a major role in voting patterns in an election. ...
Missouri National Guard Crisis Response in the Age of Instant Communication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Weighing the potential benefits of building a social media presence against the potential dangers inherent in such engagements, this project makes the case that military leaders and public affairs officers need to integrate ...
The evolution of presidential campaign coverage: young journalists and the digital age
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Don't rely on the hotel wake-up call. Remember to tweet, Instagram and post to Facebook at the event. Eat on the way to the next one. Never drive on ...
The Ryan Ferguson case: an examination of a strange murder and conviction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
There is no longer any question that wrongful convictions for serious criminal offenses can occur. Indeed, some such cases have been unearthed by enterprising journalists. Though uncovering injustice after it has occurred ...
How to create visual identity in publications: Vox Magazine and beyond
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] While editors of a publication are often seen as main decision-makers for the content of a publication, the art director's design choices are just as ...
Rethinking access to address the digital divide in news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
U.S. citizens with disabilities are being denied their constitutional right to information because of barriers-to-access on news websites. Mainstream media organizations such as CNN, Fox News, NBC News, New York Times and ...
Views of the press and media strategies of Missouri state legislators: Statehouse reporter with the Jefferson City News Tribune
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
During eight interviews at the Missouri state Capitol, state lawmakers discussed their strategies of working through the press to advance their policy priorities. The lawmakers, who came from across the state, employ a ...
How has the coverage of women in Southern Weekly changed during the past 25 years?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
The study examined how Chinese newspaper Southern Weekly has portrayed women in the past 25 years by looking into the front-page articles of six sample years with an interval of five years. The researcher used content ...
What does 'fashion' look like : a study of fashion picture stereotypes in Washington community magazines
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
My professional analysis was related to my summer 2012 photography internship at DC Life Magazine. During the internship I photographed fashion shows and models in Washington, and for the analysis I read and compared fashion ...
Covered? : Unraveling damaging news about Islamic fashion and how journalists can write more responsibly
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
During Fall 2012, I analyzed news stories about Islamic fashion. I asked how news media conceptualize the self and the other in news about Islamic fashion, and what textual devices they use to legitimate or de-legitimate ...
Being there : a study of American foreign correspondents in Brussels and an intership with Thomson Reuters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] I examined why there are not more American reporters in Brussels, the European capital, and why it is important for correspondents to be there instead ...
Information graphics in modern engineering firm, and the use of social media at downtown Manhattan metropolitan community newspapers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] From May to August 2012, Kaikang Wang, then Master's candidate at Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri worked as an information ...
Musicians and the internet: Learning to promote themselves without the mainstream media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Music magazines are dying faster than newspapers, and they are trying to evolve to more interactive online formats. Meanwhile, bands have stopped relying on them for promotion and are finding their own ways to be recognized. ...
Perspectives from the second generation of the Chinese community in Buenos Aires and a comparison of Spanish and Chinese newspaper portrayals of the Chinese community in Argentina
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This project was done through the Missouri School of Journalism's Buenos Aires Program. The main result is a feature article with photographs that ...
Nontraditional journalists on the front line of the digital transformation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In today's media landscape, news application or data visualization teams are often composed of people from such various backgrounds as ...
Campanilismo and its influences on Italian advertising
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This study seeks a deeper understanding of the Italian social identity phenomenon campanilismo and to discover its influences on the creative strategies of domestic Italian advertising campaigns. Four advertising techniques: ...
Political reporting in the age of infotainment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This researched looked at how journalism has changed and how the prevalence of infotainment has had an impact on political reporters in print journalism. Ten political reporters from large print publications or news bureaus ...