Browsing Journalism electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2005 Fall"
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Disease as drama: dramatistic constructs and models of redemption in covering illness in Glamour magazine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)This study sought to explore how personal medical crises are narrated in Glamour, a popular women's magazine. The study employed Kenneth Burke's dramatism, specifically his pentad and the concepts of guilt and redemption ... -
The effects of media framing of political conflicts on party identification and political participation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Prior research identified the logical chain from strategic coverage to cynicism to demobilization. Considering the fact that party identification anchors ... -
The effects of online content structure on attention & memory: exploring optimal structure for news on corporate web sites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)This study examined the effects of online content structure on attention and memory as indicators to overall communication effectiveness. For the purposes of this study, content structure was defined as either Bite-Snack-Meal ... -
The emotional and cognitive processing of negative news photographs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)The purpose of this study was to determine if the structural features and emotional content of negative news images affected viewers' responses. A pair of within-subjects experiments manipulated the color and size of the ... -
Everybody loves "Sideways": patterns of consensus (and lack thereof) among movie critics in 2004
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Research on pack journalism tends to focus on the seeming homogeneity in much reporting of hard news. This study examines similar tendencies among film ... -
Interactivity and personalization in product presentation on e-commerce websites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Growing interest in e-commerce necessitates research to determine how to effectively use this medium. Of the features on these websites, product presentation is an important form of advertising. This research focuses on ... -
What's the quality of breast cancer information you read online?: a comparative analysis of breast cancer information quality in commercial vs. nonprofit websites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Eighty five million Americans access the Internet for health information. But lacks of content regulation, free access, and increased marketing potential have meant that content providers increasingly heed to the call of ...