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Truth Under Fire: The War And The Media, Gary S. Messinger Dec 2005

Truth Under Fire: The War And The Media, Gary S. Messinger

New England Journal of Public Policy

Over the last hundred years, the relationship between war and mass communication has become increasingly elaborate. Governments and private-sector organizations have found more and more ways to use the media in wartime, and the range of available technologies has expanded to include print, film, radio, television, and the Internet. The system that exists today, at the start of the twenty-first century, is the product of many twists and turns over the decades: an accretion of some strategies for wartime use of mass communication and a rejection of others. An understanding of this evolution is a starting point for crafting policies …

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All Sports, All The Time: Sports Talk Radio And Its Uses By Listeners., Andrew W. Peacock Dec 2005

All Sports, All The Time: Sports Talk Radio And Its Uses By Listeners., Andrew W. Peacock

Student Work

Over the past few decades, sports talk radio has become an increasingly popular communication vehicle for delivering and consuming sports news. However, there is limited research to indicate how sports fans interact and connect through sports talk radio. Further, do sports fans incorporate the topics they hear on sports talk radio into their daily sports conversations with friends and other sports fans? How are sports fans using the information they hear on sports talk radio shows? How do fans use sports information in building and maintaining relationships? The goal of this study is to examine the role of sports talk …

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The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 13 - Dec 8, 2005 Dec 2005

The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 13 - Dec 8, 2005

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 70 - Number 13 - December 8, 2005. 28 pages.

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Sequential Equilibria In Bayesian Games With Communication, Dino Gerardi, Roger B. Myerson Dec 2005

Sequential Equilibria In Bayesian Games With Communication, Dino Gerardi, Roger B. Myerson

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

We study the effects of communication in Bayesian games when the players are sequentially rational but some combinations of types have zero probability. Not all communication equilibria can be implemented as sequential equilibria. We define the set of strong sequential equilibria (SSCE) and characterize it. SSCE differs from the concept of sequential communication equilibrium (SCE) defined by Myerson (1986) in that SCE allows the possibility of trembles by the mediator. We show that these two concepts coincide when there are three or more players, but the set of SSCE may be strictly smaller than the set of SCE for two-player …

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Transparency In The Government Communication Process: The Perspective Of Government Communicators, Jenille Fairbanks Dec 2005

Transparency In The Government Communication Process: The Perspective Of Government Communicators, Jenille Fairbanks

Theses and Dissertations

This study presents an understanding of the role of transparency in the communication processes of agencies of the United States Federal Government, as guided by principles of stakeholder management, models of public relations, and a model for government agency communication. These theories and models all suggest that increased openness in organizations will result in improved organizational functioning and in some instances, increases in organizational trust. The perspectives presented in this paper were collected through eighteen semi-structured in-depth interviews of professional communicators for various agencies in the United States Federal Government. The data shows that government communicators recognize the need for …

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Methods Of Enhancing Communication In Preschoolers With Autism, Pam Headley Nov 2005

Methods Of Enhancing Communication In Preschoolers With Autism, Pam Headley

Theses & Honors Papers

Sixteen subjects were surveyed to determine their perceptions of four communication techniques used for increasing language in preschool children with autism: Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), Enhanced Milieu Teaching (EMT), Voice Output Communication Aid (VOCA), and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). The subjects included public and private special education teachers of children with autism. A self-developed questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square (X2) were used to analyze the data at .05 significance level. PECS was the technique used most often. ABA was the technique perceived as most effective. Significant relationships were found between choice of …

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The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 12 - Nov 17, 2005 Nov 2005

The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 12 - Nov 17, 2005

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 70 - Number 12 - November 17, 2005. 24 pages.

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The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 11 - Nov 10, 2005 Nov 2005

The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 11 - Nov 10, 2005

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 70 - Number 11 - November 10, 2005. 28 pages.

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Facilitating Communication About Death Between Mothers And Adolescent Sons Using Fictional Children's Literature, Deon G. Leavy Nov 2005

Facilitating Communication About Death Between Mothers And Adolescent Sons Using Fictional Children's Literature, Deon G. Leavy

Theses and Dissertations

Most children will experience the death of a loved one in their lifetime and will need to develop healthy grieving patterns. Communication between parents and children is a key ingredient in facilitating this development. Current opinions about bibliotherapy, using a book to assist in healing, suggest that books provide understanding about grief and death and open channels of communication. Although the use of bibliotherapy is gaining popularity, little research exists about its efficacy. Utilizing the book The Bridge to Terabithia, this study evaluated the facilitation of communication about death between 19 dyads of mother and adolescent sons. Their answers and …

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The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 10 - Nov 3, 2005 Nov 2005

The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 10 - Nov 3, 2005

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 70 - Number 10 - November 3, 2005. 24 pages.

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The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 9 - Oct 27, 2005 Oct 2005

The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 9 - Oct 27, 2005

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 70 - Number 9 - October 27, 2005. 28 pages.

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The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 8 - Oct 20, 2005 Oct 2005

The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 8 - Oct 20, 2005

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 70 - Number 8 - October 20, 2005. 28 pages.

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The Cowl - V. 70 - N. N/A - Oct 20, 2005 Winter Sports Preview Oct 2005

The Cowl - V. 70 - N. N/A - Oct 20, 2005 Winter Sports Preview

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 70 - Number n/a - October 20, 2005. Winter Sports Preview 12 pages.

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The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 7 - Oct 13, 2005 Oct 2005

The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 7 - Oct 13, 2005

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 70 - Number 7 - October 13, 2005. 24 pages.

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Exploring Stakeholders' Expectations Of The Benefits And Barriers Of E-Government Knowledge Sharing, Jing Zhang, Sharon S. Dawes, Joseph Sarkis Oct 2005

Exploring Stakeholders' Expectations Of The Benefits And Barriers Of E-Government Knowledge Sharing, Jing Zhang, Sharon S. Dawes, Joseph Sarkis

School of Management

Purpose - The issue of varying stakeholder expectations has significant implications for successful enterprise information system implementation. This issue becomes more prevalent in e-government situations where a variety of stakeholders are influenced by inter-organizational knowledge sharing. This paper presents an exploratory investigation of the diverging and converging expectations of various stakeholders at the initiation of e-government projects with regard to the benefits of and barriers to interorganizational knowledge sharing. Design/methodology/approach - Survey data were collected from seven cases within the New York State (NYS) government setting. We identified two sets of stakeholder groupings in this paper; core/key project participants and …

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The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 6 - Oct 6, 2005 Oct 2005

The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 6 - Oct 6, 2005

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 70 - Number 6 - October 6, 2005. 24 pages.

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Taylor: A Magazine For Taylor University Alumni And Friends (Fall 2005), Taylor University Oct 2005

Taylor: A Magazine For Taylor University Alumni And Friends (Fall 2005), Taylor University

The Taylor Magazine (1963-Present)

The Fall 2005 edition of Taylor Magazine, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

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The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 5 - Sept 29, 2005 Sep 2005

The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 5 - Sept 29, 2005

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 70 - Number 5 - September 29, 2005. 28 pages.

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The Importance Of Community Relationships To Hospitals' Clinical And Business Goals, Richard Wells Sep 2005

The Importance Of Community Relationships To Hospitals' Clinical And Business Goals, Richard Wells

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.

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The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 4 - Sept 22, 2005 Sep 2005

The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 4 - Sept 22, 2005

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 70 - Number 4 - September 22, 2005. 24 pages.

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The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 3 - Sept 15, 2005 Sep 2005

The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 3 - Sept 15, 2005

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 70 - Number 3 - September 15, 2005. 24 pages.

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The Cowl - V. 70 - N. N/A - Sept 15, 2005 70th Anniversary Edition Sep 2005

The Cowl - V. 70 - N. N/A - Sept 15, 2005 70th Anniversary Edition

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 70 - Number n/a - September 15, 2005 70th Anniversary Edition. 8 pages.

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Inventions On Expressing Emotions In Graphical User Interface, Umakant Mishra Sep 2005

Inventions On Expressing Emotions In Graphical User Interface, Umakant Mishra

Umakant Mishra

The conventional GUI is more mechanical and does not recognize or communicate emotions. The modern GUIs are trying to infer the likely emotional state and personality of the user and communicate through a corresponding emotional state. Emotions are expressed in graphical icons, sounds, pictures and other means. The emotions are found to be useful in especially in communication software, interactive learning systems, robotics and other adaptive environments. Various mechanisms have been developed to express emotions through graphical user interfaces. This article illustrates some interesting inventions selected from US patent database.

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The Human Eye Position Control System In A Rehabilitation Setting, Yvonne Nolan, Ted Burke, C. Boylan, Annraoi De Paor Sep 2005

The Human Eye Position Control System In A Rehabilitation Setting, Yvonne Nolan, Ted Burke, C. Boylan, Annraoi De Paor

Articles

Our work at Ireland’s National Rehabilitation Hospital involves designing communication systems for people suffering from profound physical disabilities. One such system uses the electro-oculogram, which is an (x,y) system of voltages picked up by pairs of electrodes placed, respectively, above and below and on either side of the eyes. The eyeball has a dc polarisation between cornea and back, arising from the photoreceptor rods and cones in the retina. As the eye rotates, the varying voltages projected onto the electrodes drive a cursor over a mimic keyboard on a computer screen. Symbols are selected with a switching action derived, for …

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Communicating In A Group, Jack C. Straton Sep 2005

Communicating In A Group, Jack C. Straton

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

Student-centered learning requires teachers to provide students with opportunities to learn from and with each other, but most students come to group-work ill-equipped to handle the responsibility of cleanly communicating with each other. This paper provides one set of group-communication tools that helps students to become conscious molders of their own communication styles in relation to those of their peers.

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Educating For Democracy: Reviving Rhetoric In The General Education Curriculum, David M. Stock Aug 2005

Educating For Democracy: Reviving Rhetoric In The General Education Curriculum, David M. Stock

Theses and Dissertations

This study is, in part, a response to arguments that claim higher education fails to prepare students with fundamental communication skills necessary for everyday life and indicative of "educated" persons. Though the validity of such arguments is contestable, they nonetheless reflect fundamental inadequacies in current educational theories and practices that have evolved over centuries of curricular, cultural, and socioeconomic change. Current theories and practices in higher education, specifically general education, reflect a misunderstanding of both the purpose of education in a democracy and the role of the liberal arts, specifically rhetoric, in accomplishing that purpose. The consequences of rhetorically-impoverished general …

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Forsyth Library Course Reserve, Electronic Reserve, And Video On Demand Brochure, Forsyth Library, Fort Hays State University Aug 2005

Forsyth Library Course Reserve, Electronic Reserve, And Video On Demand Brochure, Forsyth Library, Fort Hays State University

Forsyth Library

This color four page document features an informational brochure for Forsyth Library's course reserve, electronic reserve, and video on demand services.

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Forsyth Library Circulation Department Brochure, Forsyth Library, Fort Hays State University Aug 2005

Forsyth Library Circulation Department Brochure, Forsyth Library, Fort Hays State University

Forsyth Library

This color four page document features an informational brochure for the Forsyth Library Circulation Department.

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The Role Of Culture, Ethics And Credibility In The Misuse Of Anonymous Sources: Jayson Blair And The New York Times Scandal, Elizabeth Cajka Aug 2005

The Role Of Culture, Ethics And Credibility In The Misuse Of Anonymous Sources: Jayson Blair And The New York Times Scandal, Elizabeth Cajka

Student Work

In May 2003, The New York Times announced that a young star reporter, Jayson Blair, had made up sources and interviews and has stolen information from other reporters’ work. On May 11, the Times used four full pages to report on Blair’s mistakes and lies, printing corrections in hopes of restoring his credibility (Barry, Barstow, Glater, Liptak, & Strinberg, 2003). The scandal also led to the resignations of executive editor Howell Rains and managing editor Gerald Boyd. This was one among a series of such cases in the history of American journalism.

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An Investigation Of Episodes Of Global Interactivity: What Collaborative Processes Effect The Success Of Distributed Project Management?, Sajda Qureshi, Cherie Noteboom Aug 2005

An Investigation Of Episodes Of Global Interactivity: What Collaborative Processes Effect The Success Of Distributed Project Management?, Sajda Qureshi, Cherie Noteboom

Faculty Research & Publications

The emergence and widespread use of collaborative technologies for distributed project management has created opportunities for offshore outsourcing and collaborative product development. Most tools and techniques for project management focus on categorizations, milestones and short term deadlines, resource allocation, size and risk calculations at a time when long term inter-organizational relationships and sourcing strategies are becoming more dynamic, geographically dispersed. As a result, the nature of project management is changing. This paper investigates collaborative interactions among globally distributed participants through a grounded theory analysis of interactions between participants in globally distributed teams. Following an analysis of interactions on the distributed …

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