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Burnout among investigative journalists : causes and solutions
(University of Missouri--ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Investigative journalism is a hard profession. The job usually requires months of intense digging, seeking out wrongdoing committed by powerful people and organizations. By its nature, it requires reporters to closely ...
Factors that make journalists change hypotheses during investigations
(University of Missouri--ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Journalists always go into investigative reporting with hypotheses, but few researchers have studied how journalists change their hypotheses when working on investigative stories. This research, through in-depth interviews ...
The experience of female journalists of color on Twitter
(University of Missouri--ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Since pivoting into a micro-blog platform, Twitter has transformed the journalism industry where it's now considered a common job requirement for many journalists in the U.S. While social media brought many perks, including ...
The challenges of access to college athletes
(University of Missouri--ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
News media access to college student-athletes has been a source of contention over the past twenty years. While the media had unlimited access to athletes in the past, reporters now must jump through metaphorical hoops in ...
What do the influencers think? : An analysis of brand-influencer relationships from health and fitness influencers' perspective
(University of Missouri--ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Social media influencers have become a popular brand marketing tool that many businesses are investing in, especially within the health and fitness industry. The interactivity and personalization of social media platforms ...
Walks before you : immigrant motherhood, roles and appearances in Columbia, MO
(University of Missouri--ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
When photographers focus on subjects that come from minority groups, it is important for them to cover all perspectives of a specific character and try to depict his/her social roles as objectively, fairly, and evenly as ...
Understanding news values across newsrooms : what's the difference? Exploring how news values are prioritized in print news mediums and television newsroom
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] News values are a pertinent part of the story selection in newsrooms. This study aimed to understand how news values are prioritized between different ...
Let’s collab : exploring what makes collaborations in public media newsrooms succeed (or fail)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Public media has become a leader in collaboration to combat news deserts. Many public radio editors have cited clear benefits to collaborations such as better in-depth coverage of issues like health, agriculture, race and ...
Data as medium : quality control in data journalism practice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Data is the medium of data journalism. As such, professional practitioners treat data as a communication process and storytelling form. This ...
Strategies to combat news avoidance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This research outlines the strategies that communicators involved with audience engagement in news organizations are using to reach their audiences despite compassion fatigue-induced news avoidance. The research was based ...
Women in newsroom still feel undervalued compared to their male coworkers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This professional project explores how women’s experiences in newsrooms are and are not changing with movements like #MeToo and identifies how women view their role in changing newsroom environments to be more gender ...
Understanding the process for producing presidential campaign coverage
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Nearly every journalist has heard the accusations of biased journalism and “fake news” at one point or another. With the 2020 presidential campaign ...
Exploring culture: structure, agents, and diversity within chicago advertising agencies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The US advertising and public relations industry has long struggled with diversity, inclusivity and equity, and it is clear that there is a dire need for increased focus on fostering diverse, inclusive and equitable cultures ...
Public-powered journalism in local news reporting: public opinion research for local newsroom
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This project aims to help the local news landscape by finding practical ways to boost audience engagement and potentially increase the revenue for local newsrooms. This research decided to turn to well-sourced professional ...
The moneymakers: business publications and alternative revenue streams
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The media industry has seen a growing consolidation of brands, declines in print advertisements, and the rise of digital content in recent years. Alternative revenue streams are increasing and ultimately serve to make money ...
Promoting public health: vaccine communication efforts across rural missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
After nearly two years of the COVID-19 pandemic and about a year of the COVID-19 vaccine, rural local public health agencies are feeling the effects of needing consistent COVID-19 messaging while often understaffed and ...
Speed and accuracy: how a medium market television news operation fact-checked information on covid-19 vaccine.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
News of emergency use COVID-19 vaccines dominated headlines in December 2020. Many people had questions surrounding the vaccine. Is it safe? Is it effective? Will it cause damaging side effects? Local TV news operations ...
When Africa cries : exploring the gatekeeping decisions of local U.S. TV news producecrs in reporting on African tragedies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Looking at the world through the lens of American local television news, one might forget that there is more to it than the USA. You might ...
A family like any other : exploring single motherhood in Columbia, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Single motherhood is often assumed to be filled with poverty, helplessness, and sorrow. This research explores the stereotypes of single mothers, such ...
Instagram advocacy? How women's rights messaging is meeting young women's needs on Instagram
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The interactivity and prospect for creativity within social media platforms presents nonprofits the valuable opportunity to reach not only their committed stakeholders, but potentially new audiences. In the last twenty ...