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Cognitive processing of news as a function of structure : a comparison between inverted pyramid and chronology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Little has changed in how written news is structured, even as the newspaper industry changes dramatically. One of the most entrenched news routines, the inverted pyramid, continues to persist in both print and online news. ...
The institutionalization of the technology field with journalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The following analysis is the result of employing the constant comparative method to distinguish connections among data collected by way of semi-structured interviews with tech savvy individuals in the journalism field. ...
Readers' perceived credibility and attitudes toward custom and consumer magazines
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Extending prior research on source credibility, this study investigated readers' perceived credibility and attitudes toward custom and consumer magazines based...
An organizational analysis of internally marketed branding strategies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
in the near future. Moreover, the data show that the intent of many of these internal branding strategies is to reinforce corporate values as well as organizational culture through the use of multiple communication channels. Based on the research data...
Misogyny on the web: comparing negative reader comments made to men and women who publish political commentary online
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
, verifiable e-mail address before posting a comment, and half of them did not. I distributed a survey to the authors that would help shed light on my quantitative data, and 10 of the 16 authors responded. The quantitative results of my study did not support...
Picturing Dixieland : a qualitative analysis of early twenty-first century newspaper photojournalism in the American South
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The American South has long played a crucial part in the development of United States national identity. Since the 18th century, it served as a negative reference point against which to ground this greater national ...
Social presence and source credibility in blog-mediated crisis communication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study primarily attempted to achieve a better understanding of how a conversational human voice versus a corporate tone of voice affects key ...
Visualizing COVID-19 with data: the effects of individual differences on perception of data in news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Mass media and public health organizations' efforts play a significant role in disseminating information and reducing the morbidity and mortality of infectious disease outbreaks. The vast amount of data generated about the ...
Understanding wellness for young adults through Instagram influencers' content
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
person's holistic health. Drawing on self-presentation theory, this thesis examined the self-presentation of 15 lifestyle Instagram influencers who claim to specialize in wellness. This was accomplished through a content analysis analyzing both textual...
Anger, efficacy, and identity in activism : public perceptions of threat appraisal, attitudes, and behavioral intention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
relations practice, the main contribution of the present study is to provide empirical evidence that in an identity crisis, being hypocritical in an activist organization's strategic conflict management can have a profoundly negative impact...
Visibility of health news outlet attributions on facebook : outcomes for credibility perceptions and recall
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
both platform features and source cues, based on Sundar's (2008) MAIN model. A 2x2 factorial, between-subjects design was used, with the independent variables of news outlet visibility (as it normally appears on Facebook, or in an enlarged format...
Media usage of journalism students of the University of Missouri--Columbia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
? A survey of journalism students at the University of Missouri-Columbia, the oldest and one of the most prestigious journalism schools in the country, was conducted to answer these questions. The link to a Web-based survey was distributed by email...
Bioethicists in the news : the evolving role of bioethicists as expert sources in science and medical stories
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Journalists have increasingly used bioethicists as expert sources in stories on science, medicine, and technology with strong ethical ramifications. Yet little is known about how and why journalists select bioethicists as ...
Newspaper management training and attitudes : a survey of managing editors and human resource directors on management training and attitudes toward management in newspapers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Surveys of managing editors and human resource directors at U.S. newspapers were conducted to quantify management training, ascertain hiring practices, and probe attitudes about management training. The response rate of the surveys were too low (14...
Do fonts have politics? : typography and design of partisan and nonpartisan websites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This research identifies and analyzes design choices made by online liberal and conservative media outlets with a focus on typography to identify design elements and font characteristics as signs of political ideology. ...
A study of legacy U.S. newspapers' digital subscription prices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Disruptive innovation of the newspaper industry is forcing publishers to reconsider reader revenue models as, on the whole, print subscription rates continue to fall and digital advertising revenue rates fail to pick up ...
Blogging for participants: framing the candidate blog for mobilization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study examined the effects of message framing on intentions to participate on behalf of a political candidate, as well as the moderating role of ...
What's the quality of breast cancer information you read online?: a comparative analysis of breast cancer information quality in commercial vs. nonprofit websites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Eighty five million Americans access the Internet for health information. But lacks of content regulation, free access, and increased marketing potential have meant that content providers increasingly heed to the call of ...
On parents, peers, administrators, and advisers : developing a system to understand self-censorship of controversial topics in the high school press
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
of their principals' opinions were not predictive of individual comfort levels with running controversial stories. Both theoretical and practical implications are discussed....
Newsroom decisions and autonomy in Missouri newspaper's abortion reporting in spring 2019
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
combined them. This study is a case study of abortion reporting in Missouri in spring 2019 based on interviews with nine journalists who either reported or edited for a newspaper based in Missouri. The research questions are about the process in which...