Browsing 2009 MU theses - Access restricted to UM by Thesis Department "Journalism (MU)"
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The effects of technology on newspaper copy editors' job satisfaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Copy editors have gained a reputation as the most dissatisfied workers in the newsroom. Identifying the causes of workplace stress and addressing those ... -
Examining communication patterns of multinational corporations during the 2008 summer Olympic games in Beijing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] By using the contingency theory as the theoretical framework, this study examines the communication patterns of multinational corporations with both ... -
Examining media coverage of the subprime mouurtgage [sic] phenomenon
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] When both outsiders and insiders attempt to describe bias in the American media, the conversation is primarily dominated by accusations of left-right ... -
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 AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study examines how contemporary American children's magazines represent the culture of adults organized for kids in two commercial magazines -- ... -
A qualitative case study into the Toronto Star's electronic newspaper and its impact on newsroom practices and journalists
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The fate of newspapers in North America in light of rapid technological advance has been extensively discussed, analyzed, and researched. This thesis ... -
Smart, sultry and surly: a textual analysis of the portrayal of women scientists in film, 1962 - 2005
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study was to evaluate the portrayal of women scientists on film and what kinds of messages these films are sending about a woman's ... -
Standards of objectivity: a comparison between daily and alternative newsweekly papers in three Ohio cities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Journalism has professional standards. But should the standards practiced by daily newspaper journalists extend to their alternative newsweekly ... -
When response is news: individual reactions to news websites that solicit reader opinion as moderated by need for closure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study of undergraduate and graduate students (N=61) examined individual reactions to news websites that solicit immediate reader opinion as moderated ...