Browsing Journalism Masters Projects (MU) - Freely available online by Thesis Semester "2015 Spring"
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Backward in high heels: A critical discourse analysis of major news magazines covering Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)This critical discourse analysis looked at newsmagazine coverage of Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign for the Democratic nomination. The research sought to understand if there was any difference in the language used to write ... -
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 ... -
Design studios' effects on the quality of design and communication at Gannett Daily newspapers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)Editors at Gannett daily newspapers have seen improvements in the visual quality of their publications since the company began producing pages in regional studios. One thing holding those newspapers back, however, is that ... -
Gone too soon: The effects of Philadelphia's urban gun violence crisis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)Gone Too Soon is a photographic essay of the city of Philadelphia's gun urban violence crisis. The photographs are a visual documentation of people who have been physically affected by gunfire, families and friends as they ... -
The most powerful weapon : a blended narrative on the beginning of the University of Missouri South Africa education program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)This analysis shows the strengths and limitations of the Creatavist web-based content management system as illustrated by three online magazines. Created by the online media company, The Atavist, the Creatavist platform ... -
Newsroom statistics in the digital age
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)Data has become a ubiquitous part of the journalistic landscape. Journalists using data in their work need a set of tools to describe data, and statistics are those tools. Statistical methods provide journalists with an ... -
Self-esteem's moderation of self-congruity effects on brand loyalty
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)This research set out to find how consumer self-esteem moderates the relative importance of actual self-congruity vs. ideal self-congruity on women's brand loyalty to fitness brands. College-aged women were the primary ... -
The Vulvodynia monologues: A look at agenda-setting and the effects of women's reproductive health among American women in print media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)This study examines the rhetoric of women's reproductive health across The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times and attempts to answer the following questions: Q1: Do national newspapers write ... -
What happened after #StandwithWendy? The impact of social media campaigns on gendered framing in coverage of women candidates
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)Social media is a fact of life in the modern media sphere and its impact on traditional journalism should be better understood. This project examined that relationship through the lens of gender, specifically the impact ...