Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Will The Real News Reporters Please Stand Up?: A Study Of Bias In The Media, Hannah Claussen

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

The goal of my project is to define what news media bias is and examine its history and the effects it currently has on our country and democracy. I will examine its electoral effects as well as how media bias has contributed to lower trust in the news media as a whole.

My project will consist of a general news story on the subject of media bias; a smaller news story focusing on the history of media bias and public perception of the press; an abbreviated research paper on newspaper endorsements and their efficacy in a modern news landscape; and …

The Age Of The Advertorial: Incorporating Sponsored Content Into The Newsroom, Hayley Robb

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

During a time when news is fast, frequent and easier to find than ever, it has become harder for news outlets to not only generate revenue but to establish a need with their readers. Sponsored content pieces, also referred to as native advertising, have offered creative solutions to this problem for student media groups and professional news outlets across the country.

Using WKU’s first-ever content agency, Cherry Creative, as a case study and by analyzing various other news outlets in the U.S., this project aims to develop a series of recommendations for the future of Cherry Creative and student media, …

Ua94/6/3 Student/Alumni Personal Papers Wku Publications, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Underground publications created by students while attending WKU, includes 1960's/1970's political protest papers such as the Apocalypse and the Expatriate. How to Survive is a guide to courses and professors to avoid and a guide to life in Bowling Green for university students. The Big Red Tool a 21st century satirical take on WKU is also found here.

Ua68/13/1 Journalism Self-Study Report Part 2 Sections 5-6, Wku Journalism

WKU Archives Records

Sections 5 and 6 regarding instruction, evaluation and faculty of the 1998 Journalism self-study. Faculty members included in this section are: Robert Adams, Jo-Ann Huff Albers, Harry Allen, John Barnum, Robert Blann, Tim Broekema, Corban Goble, James Highland, Augustine Ihator, James Kenney, Wilma King-Jones, Dave LaBelle, Linda Lumsden, Mike Morse, Paula Quinn, Clif Shaluta, Carolyn Stringer, Chad Day, Alan Jolly, Sandy Merkle-Finley, Clayton Scott, Bob Skipper, Richard Sowers and Joel Wilson.

Ua68/13/1 Journalism Self-Study Report Part 2 Sections 2-4, Wku Journalism

WKU Archives Records

Part II, Sections 2-4 of the Journalism Department self-study. Section 2 reports on budgets, Section 3 on curriculum and Section 4 discusses student records and advising.

Ua68/13/1 Journalism Self-Study Report Part 2 Sections 7-12, Wku Journalism

WKU Archives Records

Sections 7-12 of the 1998 Journalism self-study:

Section 7 Internships / Work Experience

Section 8 Equipment / Facilities

Section 9 Faculty Scholarship

Section 10 Public Service

Section 11 Graduates / Alumni

Section 12 Minority / Female Representation

Ua68/13/1 Journalism Accreditation Pre-Visit Report Part I, Wku Journalism

WKU Archives Records

Part I consists of acknowledgements, history of the department, introduction, departmental organizational charts, administration and budgets.