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Annual Report, 2016-17, University Of Mississippi. School Of Journalism And New Media, Will Norton Jr.
Annual Report, 2016-17, University Of Mississippi. School Of Journalism And New Media, Will Norton Jr.
Annual Reports
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Investigating The Glass Ceiling: How Women In Top Media Management Shattered The Glass Ceiling, Jessica Frenshea Love
Investigating The Glass Ceiling: How Women In Top Media Management Shattered The Glass Ceiling, Jessica Frenshea Love
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This paper explores the successful experiences of women in top media management and their attitudes toward factors of the glass ceiling to identify which factors they perceive as most important, those that remain prominent, and other factors that may have aided in their success. The glass ceiling is the “unseen, yet unbreachable barrier that keeps minorities and women from rising to the upper rungs of the corporate ladder, regardless of their qualifications or achievements” (Cotter, Hermsen, Ovadia, & Vanneman, 2001). This ceiling persists for women in top media management, despite increased feminization in these fields. Previous studies conclude that family …
Migrant Labor In Dubai Stories Of Betrayal, Survival And Struggle For Acceptance On Foreign Land, Mrudvi Parind Bakshi
Migrant Labor In Dubai Stories Of Betrayal, Survival And Struggle For Acceptance On Foreign Land, Mrudvi Parind Bakshi
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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 the migrant labor force in the city. The lives of three characters in the migrant community are explored at length. When migrant workers are acknowledged and made to feel involved with the greater community outside the labor force they seem more content, are able to deter alienation, and are better able …
Slam Dunk: Scoring With Social Media In College Athletics, Callie Mayo
Slam Dunk: Scoring With Social Media In College Athletics, Callie Mayo
Honors Theses
This thesis will examine the role of social media as a public relations tool in athletics, whether posts are made by an athlete, an athletic department, or an outside source on reputation management. The first chapter will examine current research in how social media is used and monitored in college athletics, as well as the harmful effects it can cause. The next chapter will consist of several interviews with different collegiate athletic departments regarding their policies and training towards social media. The five athletic departments are from the following universities: the University of Georgia, the University at Buffalo, Utah State …
Oprimido, Censurado, Controlado: Authoritarian Censorship Of The Media In Spain Under Franco's Dictatorship, Darby Hennessey
Oprimido, Censurado, Controlado: Authoritarian Censorship Of The Media In Spain Under Franco's Dictatorship, Darby Hennessey
Honors Theses
Francisco Franco is one of the most formidable dictators of the 20th century, and his overwhelming control over the press and other media in Spain during his 36 years as an authoritarian dictator is among the most notable forms of press censorship in history. This thesis examines the various measures Franco's regime took to censor the press and other media platforms (print news, non-news print media and digital media) and explains that, through these measures, Franco's regime fits and even expands the Authoritarian Theory of Mass Communication. This theory has historic and philosophical backgrounds, but by applying the basic principles …
Investigating Potential Anti-Catholic Bias In Southern Media, John Cooper Lawton
Investigating Potential Anti-Catholic Bias In Southern Media, John Cooper Lawton
Honors Theses
This thesis researches newspapers in effort to find anti-Catholic bias particularly in the South. It also studied if the bias had changed over time. The study looked at five categories: Nature of Headline, Presentation of Headline, Supportive Picture or Not, Body Text Content, and Tone of Story. The Tone of Story category refers to the types of sources, which sources are placed where in the article, the location of where harsh and supportive words were placed within the article, and the taste in the mouth the researcher was left with upon completing the article. This category proved to be the …
Beauty In The Eye Of The Producer: The Role Of Appearance In The Careers Of Hispanic Female Broadcasters, Rachel E. Anderson
Beauty In The Eye Of The Producer: The Role Of Appearance In The Careers Of Hispanic Female Broadcasters, Rachel E. Anderson
Honors Theses
This paper explores the pressures of beauty and appearance on a selected group of female Hispanic broadcast journalists. Ten broadcasters who identify as female and Hispanic were interviewed about their experiences in the industry. A careful analysis indicated that there are pressures for adopting ultra-feminine looks for hair and makeup and sexy clothing for on-air appearances based on consumer feedback. News stations also manage employees' appearances to maximize favor with audiences and to increase ratings.
The Barriers They Face: The Legal, Social, And Economic Obstacles Immigrants Encounter As They Attempt To Gain Acceptance In French Society, Kara Rachel Chobot
The Barriers They Face: The Legal, Social, And Economic Obstacles Immigrants Encounter As They Attempt To Gain Acceptance In French Society, Kara Rachel Chobot
Honors Theses
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The Grove: Stories Of Cultivating Connections, Mitchell A. Dowden
The Grove: Stories Of Cultivating Connections, Mitchell A. Dowden
Honors Theses
This thesis studies the University of Mississippi's tailgating area known as the Grove. While it explores the logistics and preparation for home game activities, this thesis looks beyond the image and into aspects not so obvious to the weekend visitor: its history, its environmental impact, the economics, and even its reflection of the progress and challenges surrounding race. This is not intended to be a supreme authority or academic analysis of the Grove, but instead a journalistic piece reflecting the stories and personal anecdotes I encountered. To gather information, I conducted live interviews with people familiar to the Grove in …
Multi-Generaltional Marketing: Variations And Implications Of Nonprofit Approaches, Emily Alexandra Lindstrom
Multi-Generaltional Marketing: Variations And Implications Of Nonprofit Approaches, Emily Alexandra Lindstrom
Honors Theses
Research reveals that today's nonprofit organizations have shifted their longtime marketing efforts away from Baby Boomers to target the younger Millennial and Generation Z audience. In their effort to reach the new audiences, nonprofits have been forced to change their marketing strategies, including the adoption of new and more effective social networking media. Despite their shift in focus, nonprofits remain in a battle for funds with their for-profit competition. Using past and present nonprofit marketing strategies, this thesis isolates the difference between nonprofits and for-profits and identifies the influence that nonprofits have on society today. It further analyzes the current …
Re Magazine And The Politics Of The Little Magazine, Jesse Webb
Re Magazine And The Politics Of The Little Magazine, Jesse Webb
Honors Theses
The little magazine played a widely significant role in the political and cultural history of Western civilization. Literary and ephemeral in nature, the little magazine gave birth to Modernism in the early 20th century by publishing the works of little known authors such as William Carlos Williams, Ezra Pound, and T.S. Eliot to name a few. Later, the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States of America recognized the influential role of the little magazine and began funding magazines that spoke to the anti- communist left in Europe and in the Americas at the beginning of the Cold War. While …
Confederate Symbols And Media Coverage: A Look At Mississippi Newspapers Over Time, Madison Elizabeth Heil
Confederate Symbols And Media Coverage: A Look At Mississippi Newspapers Over Time, Madison Elizabeth Heil
Honors Theses
The purpose of this thesis was to examine how the media coverage of Confederate symbols in Mississippi has changed over time by focusing on the following events: the banning of flag sticks at the University of Mississippi athletic events in 1997, the removal of the Mississippi state flag from campus in 2015, the modification of the song Dixie at football games in 2009, and the banning of the song from athletic events in 2016. A sample of news articles featured on the front page of three different Mississippi-based newspapers were reviewed through content analysis by two trained coders for changes …
An Imc Approach To Creating A Music Personality, Abigail R. Bounds
An Imc Approach To Creating A Music Personality, Abigail R. Bounds
Honors Theses
Technology and the popularity of social media has empowered consumers and provided direct access to artists, changing the traditional approach to music artist exposure and the inherent needs of the music fan. Once dependent upon record deals and a traditional mass communication model, today's artists establish their own brand and attract targeted audiences by promoting a personality coupled with musical talent. The purpose of this study is to apply the direct to consumer principles of Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) to brand a music artist and build a loyal following among the millennial generation. A literature review was compiled to investigate …