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Swinging Bridge - December 11, 2008, Alison Stratton Dec 2008

Swinging Bridge - December 11, 2008, Alison Stratton

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - November 20, 2008, Alison Stratton Nov 2008

Swinging Bridge - November 20, 2008, Alison Stratton

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - November 6, 2008, Alison Stratton Nov 2008

Swinging Bridge - November 6, 2008, Alison Stratton

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - October 23, 2008, Alison Stratton Oct 2008

Swinging Bridge - October 23, 2008, Alison Stratton

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - October 7, 2008, Alison Stratton Oct 2008

Swinging Bridge - October 7, 2008, Alison Stratton

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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The Legitimacy And Moral Authority Of The National News Council (Usa), Erik Ugland Jun 2008

The Legitimacy And Moral Authority Of The National News Council (Usa), Erik Ugland

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

As an institution designed to resolve disputes between the public and the American news media and to assess the ethical standards of the mainstream media, the National News Council (1973-84) was, at least in the USA, a ground-breaking institution. This study suggests, however, that the Council's work was anything but revolutionary, and that it probably did more to entrench the received tenets of American journalism than to either validate or refashion them. By applying a conventional set of ethical standards in its resolution of disputes, by repeatedly emphasizing the First Amendment rights of the media respondents, by violating its by-laws …


Swinging Bridge - May 7, 2008, Erin Schubert May 2008

Swinging Bridge - May 7, 2008, Erin Schubert

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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A New Voice For Chariho, Christopher Barrett May 2008

A New Voice For Chariho, Christopher Barrett

Senior Honors Projects

When the Founding Fathers drafted the U.S. Constitution, they recognized the importance of a free press by protecting it from government interference. Newspapers can wield incredible power in making positive change and building a better community. They also provide fantastic opportunities for journalists to learn about the world around them and become an expert in many fields. Journalists, however, are not limited to professionals in the newsrooms of the nation’s largest daily papers. Reporters of every age have made an impact on their communities. For my Honors Project I sought to bring this ability to high school students by designing …


Sparkle: What Every Teenage Girl Should Know, Alexandria D’Angelo May 2008

Sparkle: What Every Teenage Girl Should Know, Alexandria D’Angelo

Senior Honors Projects

As a journalism major with an interest in women’s studies, I took time to educate myself about the tactics that the magazine media use to sell themselves. I focused on magazines, because I am a print-oriented journalism student with the goal of working for a newspaper or a magazine after graduation. During my research, I found that there are few publications in this country offering sound advice to problems that teenage girls face on a daily basis. Most magazines for teenage girls focus on celebrity style, gossip and make-up tips. There is nothing wrong with this form of entertainment, especially …


Opening The Aperture: Examining Images Of War In The Press, Jeffrey Albanese May 2008

Opening The Aperture: Examining Images Of War In The Press, Jeffrey Albanese

Senior Honors Projects

A number of policymakers have attributed America’s defeat in Vietnam, the first “television war,” to a collapse of public support caused by nightly news coverage of combat with associated iconic photographs and moving images. The assumptions underlying this opinion are that photographs and video footage of war have an inherent pacifistic bias, that the emotional impact of visual images can override reason, and that powerful images can drive or overturn foreign policy. This has led subsequent administrations to increase their control over the media’s coverage of war. During the Vietnam War, the press was relatively uncensored. As a response to …


Swinging Bridge - April 16, 2008, Erin Schubert Apr 2008

Swinging Bridge - April 16, 2008, Erin Schubert

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - April 2, 2008, Erin Schubert Apr 2008

Swinging Bridge - April 2, 2008, Erin Schubert

Student Newspapers & Magazines

No abstract provided.


Women Making News: Gender And Media In South Africa, Margaretha Geertsema Apr 2008

Women Making News: Gender And Media In South Africa, Margaretha Geertsema

Scholarship and Professional Work - Communication

South Africa’s news media are still in a process of transformation after the transition to democracy in 1994. The media continue to face the challenge of ensuring equal and fair representation to the entire population, and gender and media activists in particular have taken up the challenge of bringing about change. Research shows that women have not yet achieved equal access and representation compared to men: they are under-represented as reporters, news sources, and audience members. Yet, in comparison with other countries, South Africa has about as many female reporters as the average reported in the Global Media Monitoring Project …


Children’S Rights And Journalism Practice: A Rights-Based Perspective, Michael Foley, Noirin Hayes, Brian O'Neill Apr 2008

Children’S Rights And Journalism Practice: A Rights-Based Perspective, Michael Foley, Noirin Hayes, Brian O'Neill

Other resources

In 2008, DIT was commissioned by UNICEF Regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE/CIS) to develop curriculum training materials for journalism and professional communications departments in CEE/CIS on the subject of Journalism and Children’s Rights. Reform and modernisation of the curriculum of journalism schools in the region is recognised as the most effective means of ensuring a responsible media. The project objective is to embed at source the concept of children’s rights among students of journalism/media/communications for specific implementation in relevant media training schools of the CEE/CIS.The educational materials developed are intended to …


Swinging Bridge - February 27, 2008, Erin Schubert Feb 2008

Swinging Bridge - February 27, 2008, Erin Schubert

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - February 13, 2008, Erin Schubert Feb 2008

Swinging Bridge - February 13, 2008, Erin Schubert

Student Newspapers & Magazines

No abstract provided.


Finally: An Ombudsman, Press Council And Code Of Conduct For Ireland, Michael Foley Jan 2008

Finally: An Ombudsman, Press Council And Code Of Conduct For Ireland, Michael Foley

Articles

Ireland finally produced a Press Council following many years of discussion and debate. Much of this debate surrounded the issue of reforming defamation legislation. A Press Council was seen as a concession by newspaper proprietors in return for new libel laws. The Council as finally agreed included members representing civil society as well as journalists.