Browsing School of Journalism (MU) by Thesis Semester "2012 Summer"
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Art directors' perceptions of the audience in U.S. magazines from 2009-2012
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)A magazine's design can visually set the overall tone of the magazine or specific story within the publication, and art directors frequently use this visual means of communication to inform their readers. Art directors ... -
Beyond political differences : the influence of exposure to disagreements and the mediating role of emotional responses on selective exposure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This study examined the influence of exposure to online discussion boards and discussion participation in the online discussion boards on opinion-challenging news use. Based on cognitive dissonance theory and media choice ... -
The changing job of journalism : the impact of new and social media use on job satisfaction in a television newsroom
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Television newsrooms and the individuals or corporations who own them, find themselves under pressure to find creative ways to use new and social media to stay relevant to today's media consumer. That pressure trickles ... -
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 ... -
Converting cultural capital to economic capital in the journalism field : content management in the newspaper business
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This case study examines the content management of a medium-sized, family-owned newspaper. Bourdieu's field theory guides the investigation of the relationship between the newspaper's cultural capital, embodied in the ... -
The impact of free newspapers on US markets
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This study looks at free newspapers, focusing on the modern era beginning in 1995, to better understand the impact these publications have on paid newspapers. The theory revolves around the question of media substitutability, ... -
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)Two surveys of young college students (N1=134; N2=372) were used to examine what perceived familial and educational factors influenced former high school journalism students' comfort levels with controversial stories running ... -
Write on : a 50-year analysis of the role of the alternative press in three cities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This textual analysis traced the evolution of the radical, monitorial, facilitative, and collaborative roles of the alternative press in New York; Columbus, Ohio; and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Political and cultural articles ...