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Showing 1 to 20 of 128 for “"Journalism Studies"”.
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Crafting true stories: an interpretation of four Australian journalists’ nonfiction writing practices
… 2015) as authentic contributions to literary journalism. This study undertakes a case study analysis of the nonfiction writing practice of four Australian journalists: Christopher Kremmer, Annabel Crabb, Ben Stubbs and Shannon Harvey. Their explanations of key influences on their nonfiction …
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"Women of Vision" : how females lead photojournalism departments in a male-dominated field
… gender is still relevant in contemporary journalism studies based on the past and present experiences of the women in both the task of photo editing and the way they lead their departments. On a practical level, this work calls attention to the disparity in the number of female to male …
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Identities on the line : youth, internet use, and citizenship in Kyrgyzstan
… citizenship practices. Implications for global journalism studies and for media development are discussed.
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An examination of media ethics and journalism pedagogy for news communicators: Theory and practice implications of a framing analysis of The Mercury (Tasmania)’s coverage of the Dunblane (March 1996) and Port Arthur (April 1996) mass shootings
… spectacles (Lankford & Silver, 2020). Yet journalism as a practice, and journalism as a field of scholarship, have failed to acknowledge their possible impact and been slow to respond to opportunities for change. This thesis examines the worst mass shooting in Australian history, treating …
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Watching the Watchdogs: Defining Journalists in the United States
… journalist offered in literature that dominates journalism studies. This dissertation utilizes critical textual analysis for a case study of journalists' letters to editors of journalism trade magazines to identify the patterned ways journalists define journalists. Deuze's (2005, 2007b) theory of …
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Cross-border Investigative Journalism: a critical perspective
… be it from practitioners or academics. Although studies in global media have examined new frameworks and developments, as well as emerging new practices in global investigative journalism in a digitally networked society, this has usually come from a positivist view of strengthening democracy, …
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Revamping journalism in the midst of a conflict? Mapping the world of local war journalists
Revamping journalism in the midst of a conflict is a research into the world of conflict local journalists’ praxis and rationale reporting on ‘their’ war. By using Colombia as a case study—the oldest conflict in Latin America, interwoven with drug trafficking, guerrillas and paramilitary …
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The impact of changing media technology on the practice of journalism
… (focusing on social media) on the practice of journalism, with an emphasis on integrating empirical and sociological research. The use of a combination of content analysis, interviews and personal reflections and columns by journalists, case studies and observations, serves to verify and …
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The medium matters: political communication and behavior in Latin America
… my study is one of the few large-N comparative studies of media and politics within comparative politics. I posit that the public uses media reputation, the accumulation of years of interactions between the press and government, as a cue about the independence of any medium. I contend that media …
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Social Media @ Global News Agencies: News(s) Technology in a Professional Culture of Practice
This research contributes to the field of Journalism Studies and the evolving area of social media studies by empirically investigating the role of Twitter and Facebook in news production at global news agencies (GNAs) and their impact on GNA journalism. Research into the use of new networked and …
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Migrant Labor in Dubai Stories of Betrayal, Survival and Struggle for Acceptance on Foreign Land
Over the last couple of years, migrant labor rights in Dubai have been under constant scrutiny. Repeatedly criticized for mistreating its vast unskilled-labor force, Dubai has put into place many recent initiatives to uplift their conditions. This research focuses on what it is like to be a part of …
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Home Is Where the Hot Tamale Is: Rediscovering the Delta
This thesis project is an in-depth personal exploration of the hot tamale in the Mississippi Delta, presented in a long-form magazine piece. It analyzes the cultural exchange that brought the hot tamale to the region in the early 20th century, its racial representation in the Delta, and its future …
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Zaftig: A Magazine Prototype and Accompanying Business Plan
… an increasingly thin ideal, one that multiple studies have concluded is causing negatiVe self-perception and low self-esteem among young women nationwide. This is especially true for the full-figured woman, whom society tells that she is not skinny enough, and therefore not good enough. This …
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Framing Ole Miss Coverage In Mississippi Newspapers
The University of Mississippi, a public institution also known as Ole Miss, is naturally of public interest and consequently is the subject of constant, and sometimes controversial, media coverage. Through the last few years, Ole Miss Athletics has garnered much of that media attention due to its …
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State Of Mississippi Crisis Communications: Examining MSWIN Preparedness
<p>This research examines the Mississippi Wireless Information Network (MSWIN) and its level of preparedness to avert the communication problems for the State of Mississippi that were seen during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, in the event of a similar crisis. It explores the technical workings of the …
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The Fashion Content Of Vogue's September Issues Under Editor-In-Chiefs Grace Mirabella And Anna Wintour
The study examines the two editor-in-chiefs of Vogue magazine in recent history, Grace Mirabella and Anna Wintour, and the fashion content of the September issues of the magazine under their editorships. Fifteen September issues from each editor-in-chief were analyzed to understand how the …
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Hazel Brannon Smith: an Examination of Her Editorials on Three Pivotal Civil Rights Events
Hazel Brannon Smith was born in Alabama but moved to Mississippi in 1936 when she acquired the Durant Times in Durant, Mississippi. Seven years later she added the Lexington Advertiser to her growing collection of newspapers and it is at the Advertiser that Smith made her greatest journalist …
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Historical Overview of Children's Magazines
In an effort to illuminate a neglected field of study, this thesis will examine children's magazines in the United States and the forces shaping them. Children's magazines reflect the country's history and attitudes about youth and yet limited research about these important periodicals exists. This …
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