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Showing 1 to 20 of 236 for “"Mass Communications"”.
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Soviet Mass Communications: A Geography of Political Control
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The Effects of Mass Communications: A Survey and Critique
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An Evaluation and An Interpretation of the Statistics Relating to the Mass Communications Industries
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Teaching the home economics major to use television as an effective means of mass communications
This thesis was written to be used as a textbook by undergraduates majoring in home economics. The chapters are organized in such a manner as to lead the student through a sequence that will provide an overview and yet in some areas a detailed observation of a television station. The early chapters …
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Education and the mass media: The origins of mass communications research in the United States, 1939-1955
This study examines the development of mass communications research as an area of study at United States universities during World War II and the Cold War. By mid-century mass communications researchers became recognized experts in describing the effects of the mass media on learning and other …
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The Political and Symbolic Uses of Effects: A Social History of Inquiries Into Violence on Television and the Political Legitimation of Mass Communications Research
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How Can Sultan Qaboos University Respond to the Contemporary Challenges of the Omani Labour Market Needs and Community Expectations?
… contributing to high unemployment for the mass communications graduates of Oman’s principal educational facility, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU). Semi-structured interviews with graduates, students and their parents, university and government representatives and public and private employers …
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Gender, press and revolution: A textual analysis of three newspapers in Nicaragua's Sandinista period, 1979-1988
… boundaries between women's studies and mass communications studies. From a gender perspective, this study focuses on Third World women and on the inherent tensions between socialism and feminism. From communications, this work draws on news and international issues literature and the …
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Journalism and mass communication at academic crossroads in American higher education
… way to structure the future of journalism and mass communication education so that it remains a viable discipline within the academy.The Literature Review traces the origins and development of journalism and mass communication education through the 19th and 20 th centuries. It also explores the …
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A statistical analysis of high-traffic websites
… role of the Internet within the field of mass communications, little research has been done analyzing the behavior of individuals online. The success or failure of a site is often dependent on the number of visitors it receives (often called “traffic”) and this includes newspapers that are …
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Pioneers in Twentieth Century Mormon Media: Oral Histories of Latter-day Saint Electronic and Public Relations Professionals
… a brief history of the development of modern mass communications and its use by the Church. This qualitative study investigates who has been involved in Church media, what projects have been accomplished and provides some explanation as to why the Church uses media. The oral histories which …
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The beginnings of family limitation in the three towns of the Sudan
… the extension of education and the spread of mass communications, changes in family relationships appear to be inevitable. These lead to the modem nuclear family in which egalitarian relationships in decisionmaking prevail. The lower fertility observed among those in egalitarian marriages is a …
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The beginnings of family limitation in the three towns of the Sudan
… the extension of education and the spread of mass communications, changes in family relationships appear to be inevitable. These lead to the modem nuclear family in which egalitarian relationships in decisionmaking prevail. The lower fertility observed among those in egalitarian marriages is a …
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Framing Environmental Messages: Examining Audience Response to Humor, Shock, and Emotional Treatments
… on one time pre- and post questionnaires of mass communications undergraduate students at the University of South Florida. Along with message framing, McGuire's Information Processing Theory is useful in determining an individual's psychological context, and the steps an individual will take …
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The electronic newstand [sic] : design of an intelligent interface to a variety of news sources in several media
The personal computer. as an intermediary between mass communications systems and the individual viewer, can filter incoming news, eliminating irrelevant and redundant stories and highlighting items of interest. However, important information can be lost by removing an article from the context of …
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System Override: A Critical Virtual Ethnography of Women of Color's Digital Praxis in Horizon Worlds
This dissertation investigates how women of color navigate, resist, and transform the sociotechnical architectures of social virtual reality platforms, with a primary focus on Meta’s Horizon Worlds. Employing a critical virtual ethnography grounded in Black feminist and decolonized methodologies, …
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A Secret Third Thing: Explicating the Role of FilmTok Influencers in Cultural Production
The influencer industry continues to experience growth in the mid-2020s. Intersecting with the film industry, hobbyists and aspirational laborers alike now engage in influencer practices on TikTok to make visible their relation to the film world. This study utilizes thematic analysis of …
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“POV: You Have Undiagnosed ADHD” – Algorithm Responsiveness and Mental Health Communities on TikTok
Online mental health communities (OMHCs) have evolved over time in response to platform affordances. Previously, OMHCs were understood to have clear boundaries and membership criteria, but algorithm-driven platforms have introduced ambiguity in how communities are defined and prompted new questions …
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Resisting the Melting Pot Through Ethnic Newspapers: A Case Study of the Irish Echo
This dissertation is a case study of the Irish Echo, an Irish ethnic weekly newspaper that began publishing in New York City in 1928. The Irish ethnic community is unique because it operates within two cultural spheres: Irish society and American society. The purpose of this case study is to …
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Beyond policy: Re-inventing the future of commercial radio in Canada
This thesis presents an analysis of how the Canadian commercial radio sector operates under the concurrent pressures of regulation, economics, innovation, and cultural development, in the context of emerging technologies. Specifically, it examines the most significant changes taking place in the …
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