Browsing Theses (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Woelfel, Stacey W."
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Anchor team gender make-up and audience evaluation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)For decades, the man-woman anchor team has been the industry standard in both national and local news. Recently, high-profile national newscasts have used two anchors of the same gender to headline the broadcast. In local ... -
A content analysis of word choice in social media news coverage of mass shootings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study examined how news organizations utilized Twitter to report on the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. ... -
Evaluating the use of Facebook brand pages by television journalists to promote their professional brand
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)Television journalists have taken note that social media sites have transformed how and when viewers/users consume news content. Controlling the flow of information is becoming more of a challenge and viewers are seeking ... -
The experimental origins of NPR
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Today National Public Radio is a well-established mainstream news organization with an even, consistent voice that is characterized by an earnest, ... -
Resources for tackling post-traumatic stress disorder in local newsrooms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] PTSD in journalism is a fairly new phenomenon. There is substantive research into how it affects individuals, however little research has been done ... -
A study of gender stereotypes in the news coverage of the 1984 and 2008 vice-presidential campaigns
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Although females have campaigned for offices in the executive branch of the U.S. government, none have been elected. According to some scholars and researchers, one of the reasons females have been unable to break through ... -
A study on audience perception of fact and fiction in documentary
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)This study addresses the disconnect between how a documentary consumer goes into a film thinking they are skeptical of the information; when they tend to have a crewed understanding of filmmaking and media literacy. An ... -
Why should they comment? : understanding local television news viewers' motivation for commenting on stations' Facebook pages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)171 participants, recruited from a large Midwestern university, viewed a mock Facebook post from a local television news station. The four conditions each featured the same news story, but some treatments had a statement ...