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Reclaiming Uncertainty: The Formation Of New Meanings In Relationships, Leslie Baxter, Dawn Braithwaite Aug 2014

Reclaiming Uncertainty: The Formation Of New Meanings In Relationships, Leslie Baxter, Dawn Braithwaite

Dawn O. Braithwaite

No abstract provided.


Empty Ritual: Young-Adult Stepchildren's Perceptions Of The Remarriage Ceremony, Leslie Baxter, Dawn Braithwaite, Jody Kellas Aug 2014

Empty Ritual: Young-Adult Stepchildren's Perceptions Of The Remarriage Ceremony, Leslie Baxter, Dawn Braithwaite, Jody Kellas

Dawn O. Braithwaite

This qualitative study investigated 80 young-adult stepchildren’s talk about one of their parents’ remarriage ceremony. The remarriage event was celebrated in six types of ritual enactments, five of which celebrated the couple’s marriage and one of which was family-centered in its celebration of the beginning of the new stepfamily. Three factors led stepchildren to find the remarriage ceremony empty: (i) a ritual form that was too traditional or not traditional enough; (ii) a ritual enactment that failed to pay homage to either the stepchild’s family of origin or the stepfamily as a unit; and (iii) a ritual enactment that failed …


Relational Dialectics Theory Applied, Leslie Baxter, Dawn Braithwaite Aug 2014

Relational Dialectics Theory Applied, Leslie Baxter, Dawn Braithwaite

Dawn O. Braithwaite

No abstract provided.


A Study Of Web 2.0 Tourism Sites: A Usability And Web Features Perspective, Carmine Sellitto, Stephen Burgess, Carmen Cox, Jeremy Buultjens Nov 2009

A Study Of Web 2.0 Tourism Sites: A Usability And Web Features Perspective, Carmine Sellitto, Stephen Burgess, Carmen Cox, Jeremy Buultjens

Carmen Cox

No abstract provided.


Using Evidence-Basedresearch To Redirectaconversation: Newspapers’ Coverage Of Strategies To Address College Binge Drinking, Michelle Campo, Natoshia Askelson, Mary Slonske, Teresa Mastin Oct 2009

Using Evidence-Basedresearch To Redirectaconversation: Newspapers’ Coverage Of Strategies To Address College Binge Drinking, Michelle Campo, Natoshia Askelson, Mary Slonske, Teresa Mastin

Michelle L. Campo

This study examines selected newspapers’ coverage of college binge drinking while also serving as an example of evidence-based practices that can be of use to public relations practitioners and health care professionals working to draw attention to important factors that are not being addressed in either public or policy conversations related to this issue. We examine newspaper coverage in 32 newspapers from 1997 to 2006 to determine which strategies to address college binge drinking are being covered and which of those are evidence-based and implemented by colleges. The mix of individual versus environmental strategies was examined based on Social Cognitive …


War As Narrative: The Dominance Of Militaristic Metaphors In Global Media, M. Hicks, C. Vuksaovich, L. Ziberi Oct 2009

War As Narrative: The Dominance Of Militaristic Metaphors In Global Media, M. Hicks, C. Vuksaovich, L. Ziberi

Manda V. Hicks

No abstract provided.


Scratch That: The Sample License Clearance Process And Artist Compensation, Kembrew Mcleod Oct 2009

Scratch That: The Sample License Clearance Process And Artist Compensation, Kembrew Mcleod

Kembrew McLeod

No abstract provided.


Media Pranks And Pedagogy, Kembrew Mcleod Oct 2009

Media Pranks And Pedagogy, Kembrew Mcleod

Kembrew McLeod

No abstract provided.


Copyright Criminals, Fair Use, And The Difficulties Of Doing Multimedia Scholarship, Kembrew Mcleod Sep 2009

Copyright Criminals, Fair Use, And The Difficulties Of Doing Multimedia Scholarship, Kembrew Mcleod

Kembrew McLeod

No abstract provided.


Separate Spaces Discourse About The 2007 Scottish Elections On A National Newspaper Web Site, Jane Singer Sep 2009

Separate Spaces Discourse About The 2007 Scottish Elections On A National Newspaper Web Site, Jane Singer

Jane B. Singer

In May 2007, Scots voted into office a party and a political leader publicly committed to holding a referendum on independence from Great Britain within four years. This study analyzes nearly forty-eight hundred comments appended to stories on the scotsman.com Web site, offering one of the first detailed looks at user-generated content on a newspaper-affiliated Web site in the context of a national election. It explores the evolving nature of online political community and the ways in which newspapers are accommodating a networked environment in their political coverage, addressing issues of citizen and journalistic engagement within a communal space


Separation Within A Shared Space: Exploring The Political-Economic Factors Of Participatory Journalism, Jane Singer Sep 2009

Separation Within A Shared Space: Exploring The Political-Economic Factors Of Participatory Journalism, Jane Singer

Jane B. Singer

No abstract provided.


Student Staff: A Village Philosophy, Lisa Caughron Sep 2009

Student Staff: A Village Philosophy, Lisa Caughron

Lisa Caughron

No abstract provided.


Copyright, The Clearance Culture, And Filmmaking, Kembrew Mcleod Sep 2009

Copyright, The Clearance Culture, And Filmmaking, Kembrew Mcleod

Kembrew McLeod

No abstract provided.


Representations Of Alana In Computer And Video Games, Jeffrey Brand, Jakub Majewski, Scott Knight Sep 2009

Representations Of Alana In Computer And Video Games, Jeffrey Brand, Jakub Majewski, Scott Knight

Scott J. Knight

A new way to view race in media is presented in a nuanced picture that sometimes defies simple racial dichotomies. It explores the racial characterization of the heroes and she-roes of various video games. The potential for more balanced and fair representations of ALANA [African, Latin, Asian, Native American] is perhaps greater in CVG's [computer and video games] than in the traditional media. However, only small advances have been made in offering choice and a range of character roles for ALANA while eschewing traditional media stereotypes.


Separation Within A Shared Space: Perceived Effects Of User-Generated Content On Newsroom Norms, Values And Routines, Jane Singer Aug 2009

Separation Within A Shared Space: Perceived Effects Of User-Generated Content On Newsroom Norms, Values And Routines, Jane Singer

Jane B. Singer

No abstract provided.


Exploring The Political-Economic Factors Of Participatory Journalism: A First Look Into Self-Reports By Online Journalists And Editors In Ten Countries, Vujnovic, Jane Singer, Paulussen Aug 2009

Exploring The Political-Economic Factors Of Participatory Journalism: A First Look Into Self-Reports By Online Journalists And Editors In Ten Countries, Vujnovic, Jane Singer, Paulussen

Jane B. Singer

No abstract provided.


Roll Call: 2008 Campaign And Election Coverage On The Websites Of Leading U.S. Newspapers, Jane Singer Jul 2009

Roll Call: 2008 Campaign And Election Coverage On The Websites Of Leading U.S. Newspapers, Jane Singer

Jane B. Singer

No abstract provided.


Interactive Ethics: Overlapping Norms Of Practitioners And The Public In A Shared Media Space, Jane Singer Jul 2009

Interactive Ethics: Overlapping Norms Of Practitioners And The Public In A Shared Media Space, Jane Singer

Jane B. Singer

No abstract provided.


Quality Control: Perceptions About User-Generated Content Among Local British Newspaper Journalists, Jane Singer Jul 2009

Quality Control: Perceptions About User-Generated Content Among Local British Newspaper Journalists, Jane Singer

Jane B. Singer

No abstract provided.


Mainstream Coverage Of The Mainline: A Content Analysis Of News Reporting About Intra-Denominational Conflict, Rick Moore Jul 2009

Mainstream Coverage Of The Mainline: A Content Analysis Of News Reporting About Intra-Denominational Conflict, Rick Moore

Rick Clifton Moore

Do news organizations show bias in the way they cover conservative and liberal religious groups? In this study, the question is addressed by examining conservative and religious factions within the American mainline churches rather than attempting to draw data from very disparate conservative and liberal denominations. Data gathered suggest that on two important measures journalists treated religious conservatives and religious liberals very differently.


Constructing Legal Narratives: Law, Language And The Media, Jane Johnston, Rhonda Breit Jul 2009

Constructing Legal Narratives: Law, Language And The Media, Jane Johnston, Rhonda Breit

Jane Johnston

This paper proposes using the theory of narratology to connect to legal discourses and processes with the way the media translate the law into news. Focussing on the Australian context, it looks at the choice of language used my media in covering courts, how stories are told and retold within these primarily textual environments, as well as the selection processes used by journalists in covering these rounds. The paper extends the argument for a narratology of courts, to a narratology of court reporting, suggesting fundamental criteria of story, discourse and the interpretative context be examined. It foreshadows the need for …


Fm Radio News: Spreading The News Or Spread Too Thin?, Denise Raward, Jane Johnston Jun 2009

Fm Radio News: Spreading The News Or Spread Too Thin?, Denise Raward, Jane Johnston

Jane Johnston

United Kingdom investigative reporter Nick Davies has coined the term 'churnalism' to describe the UK print media's reliance on wire copy and press releases for the vast majority of its news. This study looks at this trend in Australia, focusing on the FM radio industry and a case study of one radio station which also serves as a news 'hub' for a national network. Davies found that up to 80 per cent of Fleet Street news is based on wire service, other media or press releases. This Australian FM newsroom study found nearly 90 per cent of networked news bulletins …


Fear For The Future, James Pokrywczynski Jun 2009

Fear For The Future, James Pokrywczynski

James Pokrywczynski

No abstract provided.


El Tuteo Es Lo Que Hacen Los Demas ('Tu-Ing Is What The Other Person Does'): Interpretation, Intention And The Pragamatic Divide, Kristine Fitch May 2009

El Tuteo Es Lo Que Hacen Los Demas ('Tu-Ing Is What The Other Person Does'): Interpretation, Intention And The Pragamatic Divide, Kristine Fitch

Kristine Muñoz

No abstract provided.


Convergence And Divergence, Jane Singer May 2009

Convergence And Divergence, Jane Singer

Jane B. Singer

No abstract provided.


Verbal Rumination In Close Relationships, Donna Henson Apr 2009

Verbal Rumination In Close Relationships, Donna Henson

Donna Henson

This article introduces the concept of verbal rumination. The current study investigated the possibility that ruminative thought translates to an interpersonal verbal behavior characterized by repetitive communication that is potentially aversive to both an individual and his or her partner. An initial measure of verbal rumination (VR) was developed and the adequacy of the resultant scale was evaluated. Analyses revealed four distinct types of verbal rumination behavior. These were labeled as positivity, redundant rehashing, prospective pessimism, and fretting. In brief, positivity refers to communication about happy, positive events that have happened in the past or are anticipated to occur in …


M.I.A.: A Production Analysis Of Musical Subversion, Meenakshi Durham Apr 2009

M.I.A.: A Production Analysis Of Musical Subversion, Meenakshi Durham

Meenakshi Gigi Durham

No abstract provided.


The Ironies Of Making Copyright Criminals, Kembrew Mcleod Apr 2009

The Ironies Of Making Copyright Criminals, Kembrew Mcleod

Kembrew McLeod

No abstract provided.


Freedom Of Expression: Resistance And Repression In The Age Of Intellectual Property, Kembrew Mcleod Apr 2009

Freedom Of Expression: Resistance And Repression In The Age Of Intellectual Property, Kembrew Mcleod

Kembrew McLeod

No abstract provided.


Constructing Women's Narratives, Manda Hicks Mar 2009

Constructing Women's Narratives, Manda Hicks

Manda V. Hicks

No abstract provided.