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Transition to democracy: role conception of investigative journalists in South Africa during and after apartheid, Washington program, South African program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This research study contributes to a body of work looking at investigative journalists' role conception in South Africa. This research is primarily ...
Exotic pet ownership in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
With the increase in environmental concerns facing our world, professional photojournalists are challenged to produce photographs that tell the story of current environmental issues. Learning how these environmental ...
How do we measure the impact of an investigative story? : impact measurement at WFAA-TV in Dallas
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Creating impact is the number one goal of an investigative piece and simply defining this six-letter word is a highly discussed topic. But, here's the problem: how do you define impact? How do you measure it? Speaking with ...
Migrant mother, sister, daughter : women immigrants in the Bel Paese
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This project is comprised of two parts, a reporting project published on Medium about the lives of women migrants in Italy and a professional analysis of the practices of multilingual international journalists. The reporting ...
A media outlet for the woman who loves sports: a qualitative analysis of ESPNW's portrayal of the female athlete
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This research answers the following questions: In exploring gender representation in sports media, what themes emerge from ESPNW's portrayal of female ...
At your service: how an award-winning Denver magazine caters to its readers with its eye-popping service journalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Service journalism takes over cover after cover of each monthly issue. The feature well contains one, two, sometimes three service pieces. At 5280, Denver's city magazine, service journalism drives sales and draws in loyal ...
Literary journalism on digital platforms: framing and the creation of meaning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This project consists of a professional analysis and an internship report. For 2016 spring semester, I participated in the Washington DC Program and ...
The use of infographics in newspapers' business reporting about global market swing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
In the spring of 2016, I took part in the Washington Program to finish the graduation project for my master's degree. I worked as an intern at Al Jazeera English for their program "The Stream". Through this internship, I ...
Investigating inequality using computer-assisted reporting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The issue of inequality -- specifically racial inequality -- has rarely received the attention from the media and public that it has in the wake of protests in Ferguson and elsewhere over police shootings. Many journalists ...
The role of training in managing an integrated communications approach: observations at a small digital agency
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This project focuses on the role of training in a small integrated communications agency. Specifically, it focuses on how training affects the successful management of integrated communications and how integrated agencies ...
Online media as gatekeepers in the 2016 presidential debate
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The third Republican presidential debate on CNBC attracted lots of coverage because of controversial performance of both moderators and candidates. I studied the coverage of the debate from the New York Times, USA Today, ...
Promotional strategies of media startup companies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Media startup companies are small. There are many platforms they can utilize to gather more readership. Social media accounts are a kind of owned media with lower costs. There are also paid platforms companies can use to ...
The international news publications' coverage of China's recent economic slowdown
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] There has been significant media coverage about the slowdown of the Chinese economy in the past year and a half. However, the attitudes that media ...
Applying science writing crediting practices to social media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.]