Browsing University of Missouri-Columbia by Thesis Advisor "Hinnant, Amanda"
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The authentic I : authenticity in first-person narrative journalism
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Balanced entertainment: motivations behind watching cable news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Cable news networks have a peculiar dynamic with their audiences compared to other television news mediums, as their privatized, highly competitive nature means they are especially dependent on attracting audiences and ... -
The balancing act of sex crimes reporting: A survey of journalists' responses to new standards for sexual assault coverage
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)This research examines how the journalistic community would respond to a new standard for mainstream news media's coverage of sexual assault. Through interviews with journalists experienced in covering sexual assault, this ... -
Behind human faces : how exemplars experience the news process
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Journalists often seek to put a "human face" on a systemic issue. The resulting source is an exemplar, or person whose story serves to illustrate a greater phenomenon. Journalism scholarship has examined why and how ... -
Brand believers : reconciling journalistic and organizational identity at a city magazine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation uses an ethnographic case study to examine the perspectives and representational practices of local journalists through a case study ... -
Breaking into the boys' club : an analysis of the experiences of women journalists entering the sports journalism arena
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Historically, women sports journalists encounter frequent instances of objectification, harassment, and discrimination from sources, colleagues, and higher ups (Hardin & Shain, 2005), and women in the current sports ... -
A case study of Pittsburg Magazine : an analysis of the use of Facebook and Twitter from the perspective of magazine editors and readers
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A content analysis of reproductive health articles in Jezebel.com and Glamour.com
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)This study explored health coverage by the popular women's websites Glamour.com and Jezebel.com from May through October 2012. In these months preceding the November 2012 U.S. election, the media frequently referenced "The ... -
A content analysis of sex articles in women's and men's lifestyle and health magazines
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The present research attempted to build upon studies of sex content in popular magazines by analyzing how sex articles portray thematic aspects of sex, sexuality, and sexual health in women's and men's lifestyle and health ... -
Cultivating criticisms : how journalism students critique the news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)Scholars note the importance of press criticism to the journalism-democracy framework, yet press criticism is underdeveloped as an academic pursuit. This study seeks to develop the study of press criticism by examining ... -
Demystifying the private sector : the use of publicly accessible records to report on private equity firms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)The purpose of this research is to provide journalists with the tools necessary to report on private equity firms, a notoriously opaque sector of the economy. Private equity firms exert a large amount of influence on the ... -
Elevating the news :
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Community engagement is a news industry buzzword that has recently seen professionalization in newsrooms in the form of a community engagement editor. Little research has been done on this type of editor and how they know ... -
Exploring the black box : framing in print coverage of antidepressants and depression from 2002 to 2006
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study examined how print coverage of depression and antidepressants changed during the time period from 2002 to 2006 in regards to the FDA's 2004 ... -
A game of sexual violence : rape myths involving college athletes in media coverage
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)This study explored rape mythology and racialization in the rhetoric surrounding two college athletes accused of rape: Jameis Winston, a black football player, and Brock Turner, a white swimmer. The researcher conducted a ... -
Growing up consumer : representations of adult culture in contemporary American children's magazines
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study examines how contemporary American children's magazines represent the culture of adults organized for kids in two commercial magazines -- ... -
Investigating the potential of visual news narratives to reduce mental illness stigma
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Nearly 50 percent of individuals in the United States will develop at least one mental illness during their lifetime (Reeves et al., 2011). Although mental illness can be treated, most people with mental illness do not ... -
'It shouldn't have to be this way' : a focus group analysis of rape myths in Clery act timely warnings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Throughout the last several decades, there have been federal-level efforts to help eradicate rape-supportive cultures on college campuses across the country. Among those, the Clery Act and Title IX are heavy-hitters. ... -
Long violent history : the news values of the Blackjewel coal miner protest
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)How do journalists cover those outside of their own experience? As researchers study newsroom diversity, this has been one of the most pressing issues on editors and publishers as they try to improve trust with marginalized ... -
Making meaning of body-size diversity in magazines: a grounded theory analysis of reader comments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Using grounded theory method, this research qualitatively analyzes more than 1000 reader comments left in reaction to an image of a plus-size model in Glamour magazine in 2009. The core categories that emerged through ... -
Messages of frugality and consumption in the Ladies' Home Journal : 1920s-1940s
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Since its inception more than 125 years ago, the Ladies' Home Journal has provided readers with cost-saving, pragmatic advice on domestic matters, while at the same time promoting consumerism by exposing readers to all the ...