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How NBA teams use twitter as a brand management tool
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Social media has changed the way that organizations communicate with consumers and potential consumers. In the professional sports industry, teams use social media as a way to engage with their fans, posting a range of ...
Effects of journalism education on student engagement : a case study of a small-town scholastic press programe
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Using social capital theory as the lens, this case study investigates how being part of a scholastic journalism program impacts the academic, social, and civic engagement levels of students in a small-town, rural setting ...
A study of non-profit social media engagement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
As more nonprofit organizations increase their usage of social media to reach new audiences, audience research is needed to help practitioners formulate strategic communications plans that reach the goals of the organization. ...
Visibility of health news outlet attributions on facebook : outcomes for credibility perceptions and recall
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The internet has become a major source of health information, and the user-generated content found online, especially on social media, makes health misinformation a serious concern (Yang & Beatty, 2016). Two-thirds of U.S. ...
Are universities "selling" online programs through agenda setting?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
"Higher education in America is at a tipping point-the traditional, common college student is no longer that traditional or common. While much of America maintains a preconceived notion of the "traditional" college student-18 ...
Optimizing omni-channel grocery shopping : marketing communications strategies for independent grocery retailers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This study tests which incentives or messaging (if any) motivates consumers to start online grocery shopping with independent grocery retailers by applying the diffusion theory. Online grocery shopping is important to study ...
Editorial analytics : how a U.S. newspaper applies data to match target audiences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This research is an in-depth case study of a major regional U.S. daily embracing audience data under the pressure of limited resources and shrinking advertising budgets. The legacy news operation observes analytics through ...
"The food is so good" : why consumers positively cope with product-harm crisis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Using Chipotle E. coli outbreak as context for product-harm crisis, this study examines the nuanced nature of consumer thinking and why consumers adopt coping behaviors or perceptions toward the crisis. The lack of analysis ...
Preventing inaccurate media : a gatekeeping analysis of how news managers are overseeing the process of citizen journalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This research examines the process that news managers at local broadcast television stations use when vetting user-generated content or citizen journalism, focusing on techniques used for verification and implications for ...
Remembering Ali : a study of print media's framing of Muhammad Ali's death
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Did the Louisville Courier-Journal and The New York Times do Muhammad Ali's legacy justice in their obituary and memorial coverage during the week after his June 3, 2016, death, or were the contextual complexities surrounding ...
User-generated content as war and peace journalism in the wake of terror
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This framing analysis explores how broadcast news networks with a large international audience incorporate user-generated content (UGC) in reports immediately following a terrorist attack and how these reports contribute ...