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Factors influencing media use in the evacuation decision-making process during approaching cyclones in the Bahamas
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
A survey of Bahamians living on the island of New Providence (N = 381) explored the different factors that influence media use in the evacuation decision-making process along with investigating the different outlets used ...
The framing of the Egyptian revolution portrayed through the Aljazeera and CNN media outlets and how they compare and contrast
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study examines the coverage of the Egyptian revolution of 2011 in the Arabic-language Aljazeera and the CNN news releases. By analyzing the framing of their news stories, this study compares and contrasts the news ...
Silent voices : the New York Times and the Washington Post coverage of the Rwandan genocide and the American response
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The genocide in Rwanda was one of the worst human experiences within the 20th century. Throughout the 100 day genocide at least 800,000 people were killed, countless were wounded, and millions were displaced from their ...
American discourse on China : a cross-time comparison of U.S. news framing of China's one-child policy, 1979-2009
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study explored fluctuations in news frames used in U.S. elite media coverage of China's one-child policy from its inception in 1979 until 2009. Framing analysis has been used to examine media attention given to domestic ...
The power of online product reviews : how platform and product involvement effect the credibility of eproduct reviews
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Product reviews are an integral component to a business, be it small or large, reputation. The increasing rise of the Internet has only recently ...
The mutual shaping of technology in a news establishment : social journalism and organizational change
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Efforts to understand the relationship between technological change and organizational change in the journalism industry have taken on a new meaning over the past decade. The survival of professional news organizations may ...
Broadcasting rights and the business behind network news: a content analysis of television news coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Broadcasting rights are a multi-million dollar investment made by a television network to secure exclusive rights to a sports or entertainment event. ...
Mobile and tablet media platforms : effects on editors at print publications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This thesis explores how the publication of newspaper and magazine content across multiple platforms (print, web, mobile and/or tablet) is impacting editors in terms of time spent on traditional editing tasks, workload, ...
Most effective communication strategies to introduce campus solutions systems to college/university campuses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study compares the methods used to promote new Campus Solutions systems on college/university campuses during the past ten years to the time reported for full adoption by students, staff, and instructors. Questionnaires ...
Potential benefits of social media in a weapons of mass destruction (WMD) event
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) can come in multiple forms. Regardless of their nature being chemical, biological, nuclear, or high explosives, their use will disrupt normalcy and governance of nations. Application of ...
When hegemony prevails : a discourse analysis of two Korean newspapers during the 2008 financial crisis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This research seeks to find out if the American hegemonic ideology was embedded in two Korean newspapers (conservative and progressive) during the U.S. financial crisis of 2008. In addition, it seeks to explore how American ...
Advertising following negative publicity : the effect of content arousal on positivity and attitude toward the brand after a corporate crisis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study investigates whether positive emotion-arousing ads following a corporate crisis can evoke positivity and repair attitude toward the brand. A fractional factorial experiment was conducted to examine participants' ...
Overlooked in America : a framing analysis of U.S. newspapers' coverage of rural poverty, 2000-2010
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Scholars have found that news organizations tend to frame American poverty as an urban problem, largely ignoring the plight of the rural poor. To gauge ...
A sexual education : sex messages in Seventeen magazine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Seventeen magazine has been entertaining and educating teenage girls since its inception in 1944. Since that time, the magazine has remained a popular source of fashion, beauty, relationships, and even sex advice among ...
Hospitals on Facebook : uncovering fans' uses and gratifications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This thesis uses qualitative analysis to discover what uses and gratifications fans are receiving from hospital Facebook pages. The research centers on the fan page administered by Boone Hospital Center, located in Columbia, ...
How the relationship between public health information officers and journalists can affect media agenda-building : a coorientational approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study is three-fold. The first purpose is to investigate how public health information officers perceive health journalists in ...
Tuning in to hooking up : an analysis of television's influence on thoughts of hook ups and commitment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The goal of this experiment was to provide a better understanding of whether television portrayals of sexual behavior in the absence of a committed ...
A culture of audience engagement in the news industry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This research examines the concept of audience engagement in journalism, and the changing nature of the relationship between journalists and their audiences. It uses the theoretical framework of newsroom sociology and ...
Redefining community in the digital age : an examination of the physical and Facebook communities of Generation X
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
As technology evolves, it is reshaping the way that people communicate and define community. Online social networks, such as Facebook, bring people together in a digital environment. However, it is not clear whether ...