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Countering Online Misinformation In The First-Year Composition Classroom, Samantha Sparrow Williams
Countering Online Misinformation In The First-Year Composition Classroom, Samantha Sparrow Williams
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
This thesis encourages the intentional and explicit integration of the best practices in media literacy education within the first-year composition classroom. The nature of FYC, which incorporates such content as research skills and source evaluation, provides an ideal opportunity to address the online misinformation and disinformation that have resulted in growing political polarization and cynicism. Recent findings suggest that these trends can be countered with the teaching of practices like lateral reading to verify a source’s veracity. After first demonstrating the challenges that university freshmen may bring with them to campus, this project makes suggestions for simple, consistent practices that …
Community Heritage Day - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Fa 1130), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Community Heritage Day - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Fa 1130), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1130. Collection contains flyers and digital photographs taken at the Community Heritage Day event held on 4 November 2017 at the Kentucky Building in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The event—sponsored by the Kentucky Folklife Program, WKU Library Special Collections, the Kentucky Museum, and a National Endowment for the Humanities Common Heritage grant—invited the general public to bring in items that were “significant to your family or our community story.” Materials were digitized, uploaded onto flash drives, and given to participants for personal, long-term accessibility. Note that Item 29 and Item 30 are duplicate images.
The Assignment: How The Videographer's Role Is Shaped By The Job Assignment, Ian J. Dowty
The Assignment: How The Videographer's Role Is Shaped By The Job Assignment, Ian J. Dowty
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
I am a videographer. Yes, my degree will qualify me as a reporter, someone familiar with the inner workings of a news station. However, I posit that the School of Journalism and Broadcasting does not give you a career, but rather a skillset that prepares you for a range of jobs. My discipline taught me how to articulate my thoughts in a clear, concise manner, which translates well to script or track writing. In addition, I have technical abilities that enable me to handle video and audio equipment proficiently. Combining these capabilities with soft skills I honed over the past …
Multimedia Reporting: Creating Unique Content That Spans Multiple Platforms, Joshua Carl Holland
Multimedia Reporting: Creating Unique Content That Spans Multiple Platforms, Joshua Carl Holland
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
With the continued ease of access to the internet, it has become a vital medium to distribute news and sports information. This study documents the process of starting from a relatively absent online product to developing daily web content. Trial and error of different original content ideas for online as well as experimentations with translating broadcast content into a web product are coupled with interviews from professionals to create a framework of how to go about establishing an internet presence in an age of instant news. The case is generally focused on sports media due to the nature of my …
They're Watching Us: Conspiracy Theorists In Popular Media, Parker A. Hanna
They're Watching Us: Conspiracy Theorists In Popular Media, Parker A. Hanna
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
The term “conspiracy theorist” is often used in discussions as a rhetorical device to discredit a speaker on the basis of their opinions. The effect of this has been to turn attention away from the speaker’s stated opinions towards the speaker himself and his character as a “conspiracy theorist.” These negative connotations are recognized and understood by many thanks to archetypes of the “conspiracy theorist” character found in popular media, making the accusation an effective tool for muting the “conspiracy theorist’s” opinion in mainstream public forums, whether that forum is the news, politics, or real life. This paper examines stereotypical …
Where The Rocks Bleed Ink: Images Of Self In Palestinian Political Cartoons, Jonathon P. Wurth
Where The Rocks Bleed Ink: Images Of Self In Palestinian Political Cartoons, Jonathon P. Wurth
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
This graphic novel looks at symbols used by three prominent Palestinian political cartoonists—Naji al Ali, Baha Boukhari, and Khalil Abu Arafeh—that represent the Palestinian people. The goal, assuming that political cartoons accurately reflect the opinions of the common people, is to discern what Palestinians think about themselves. This study finds that while the cartoonists use a number of cultural and religious symbols to represent Palestinians, the most regularly used images—and hypothetically the most insightful—are representations of common Palestinian people themselves. They are depicted as humble yet strong and pious. Al Ali’s cartoons are taken from handala.org, a website dedicated to …
Google's #Freeandopen Campaign: Using A Documentary To Raise Awareness Of Internet Regulation Among University Students, Shelby N. Rice
Google's #Freeandopen Campaign: Using A Documentary To Raise Awareness Of Internet Regulation Among University Students, Shelby N. Rice
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
The internet was founded as a non-proprietary tool by which computers could connect and share information reciprocally. This philosophy has allowed the internet to become a fundamental resource in higher education and provides a window by which students can experience the world around them. The primary focus of The #freeandopen Documentary is to maintain an uncensored web by raising awareness of the forces that act against the freedom of the internet and of the resources available to contribute to the cause. The short, 13-minute documentary is funded by Google’s #freeandopen Microgrant of $2,000. It features interviews from students who are …
A New Kind Of Body Project: Blogging And The American Teen Girl, Sarah E. Beach
A New Kind Of Body Project: Blogging And The American Teen Girl, Sarah E. Beach
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Through a framework of Joan Jacobs Brumberg’s 1997 work, The Body Project, this paper seeks to provide insight into how the American teenage girl’s body project has adapted and changed through the use of online blogging. Brumberg found that over the course of the 20th century, girls changed their focus from an inner body project to an outer one. The paper uses a sample of 40 blogs, read in the month of April, 2014, and is divided up into four blog types: diary, pro-ana, style, and whole-self. By reading a girl’s online thoughts, readers will gain valuable insights …
The Advertising Toolbox: Principles Synthesized And Simplified, Rachael Fusting
The Advertising Toolbox: Principles Synthesized And Simplified, Rachael Fusting
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
This paper is a supplementary text to Duct Tape Advertising: The Quick Fix Solution to Your Promotion Problems. It serves to further cite the sources of the guide’s claims and elaborate on their importance to the field of advertising. Reasons for the creation and design of the guide are analyzed and justified.
Cyberbook: An Introduction To Topics In Cyberculture, Western Kentucky Univeristy Department Of Communication
Cyberbook: An Introduction To Topics In Cyberculture, Western Kentucky Univeristy Department Of Communication
Communication Student Publications
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