Browsing University of Missouri-Columbia by Thesis Advisor "Kennedy, George, 1941-"
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A case study of NPR music
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)The purpose of this May 2011 case study was to look at NPR Music: to find out what it was, how it worked and what it valued. At that time, it was succeeding as an innovation within a traditional news organization, as a ... -
Framing in community newspapers' coverage of local elections
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This research examines framing in local election coverage, testing whether the same horse-race and strategy frames that dominate national political news are present in small community newspapers' coverage of local elections ... -
From the margins to the majority: portrayal of hispanic immigrants in the Garden Ciy (Kan.) Telegram, 1980-2000
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)At the heart of this study is the role a newspaper plays in the social construction of reality through its portrayal of Hispanic immigrants, assimilation and acculturation. IBP's construction of the world's largest meatpacking ... -
Increasing accessibility : how news websites can better serve people with visual disabilities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore how people who are blind or have low vision prefer to get online news, the problems they face in ... -
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 ... -
Searching for satisfaction : how 20something women use media to get news and advertising information
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)As traditional media companies struggle to maintain their current audience and attract young adults, it's imperative that providers understand how young women use media devices to get news and advertising information. This ...