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News Credibility And Blogs: Exploring The Effect Of Blog Use On Perceptions Of News Credibility, Daniel Spencer Duerden
News Credibility And Blogs: Exploring The Effect Of Blog Use On Perceptions Of News Credibility, Daniel Spencer Duerden
Theses and Dissertations
News credibility studies have been around since radio and television began competing with the newspaper industry for consumers' attention. However, at this time, the news industry is experiencing a shift in medium as the Internet is quickly becoming the predominant source by which many get their news. Due to the free and independent nature of the Internet and the rise of blogging as a source by which people get news and information, audience perception of what constitutes a credible source needed to be examined. This study took the dimensions of news credibility that have been set in previous studies and …
Links Of Connectedness: A Content Analysis And Industry Survey Comparing The Interactive Options Of Community And Metro Newspaper Web Sites, Cleveland Allin Means
Links Of Connectedness: A Content Analysis And Industry Survey Comparing The Interactive Options Of Community And Metro Newspaper Web Sites, Cleveland Allin Means
Dissertations
As newspapers struggle to redefine their role in a constantly shifting mass media landscape, this research project studies how one of mass communications’ historically fundamental mediums, the community newspaper, is utilizing its Web presence to connect to readers in innovative ways that might perpetuate loyalty to the local press. A key question is: How can community newspapers utilize their Web sites’ interactive features to maintain useful links of connectedness with local readers, in effect capitalizing on the very technologies that many analysts predict will ultimately render them obsolete?
Through content analysis of newspaper Web site home pages and industry surveys, …
The Experiences Of Mississippi Weekly Newspaper Editors As They Explore And Consider Producing Internet Editions, Cassandra Denise Johnson
The Experiences Of Mississippi Weekly Newspaper Editors As They Explore And Consider Producing Internet Editions, Cassandra Denise Johnson
Dissertations
This dissertation focused on the challenges Mississippi weekly newspaper editors faced when deciding to have an online edition and the issues these editors encountered when they adopted a Web newspaper. The study expounded on four areas—the operational changes weekly newspapers have had to make to produce Web editions, the different type of newsroom staff that are needed to create both editions, the content that is going in the online edition, and the financial pressures that editors work through to keep the newspapers profitable. The study was modeled after similar studies from three organizations—the Pew Research Center, the Bivings Group, and …
Swinging Bridge - December 1, 2010, Jaime White
Swinging Bridge - December 1, 2010, Jaime White
Student Newspapers & Magazines
No abstract provided.
Swinging Bridge - October 27, 2010, Jaime White
Swinging Bridge - October 27, 2010, Jaime White
Student Newspapers & Magazines
No abstract provided.
Swinging Bridge - October 13, 2010, Jaime White
Swinging Bridge - October 13, 2010, Jaime White
Student Newspapers & Magazines
No abstract provided.
Same Copy, Different Outlet: Wire Services, Journalism And The Erosion From Within, Jane Johnston, Susan Forde
Same Copy, Different Outlet: Wire Services, Journalism And The Erosion From Within, Jane Johnston, Susan Forde
Jane Johnston
This paper examines the role of Australia’s single news agency, Australian Associated Press (AAP) in the news media landscape and positions this within the broader international context. It uses a UK study which suggests news agency dominance of international news on the internet and investigates these claims in the Australian context. Specifically, we examine the prevalence of AAP copy in the ‘Breaking News’ sections of two major news websites to create a preliminary understanding of the impact of AAP on news content. The findings suggest an overwhelming reliance on wire copy – particularly AAP – in this section of two …
Swinging Bridge - September 29, 2010, Jaime White
Swinging Bridge - September 29, 2010, Jaime White
Student Newspapers & Magazines
No abstract provided.
Swinging Bridge - September 15, 2010, Jaime White
Swinging Bridge - September 15, 2010, Jaime White
Student Newspapers & Magazines
No abstract provided.
Seeking Better Diversity Reporting, Ginny Whitehouse
Seeking Better Diversity Reporting, Ginny Whitehouse
Ginny Whitehouse
IF EXPERIENCED JOURNALISTS have a collective fault, it is that we are always in a hurry. How often do friends and family hear: “If it weren’t for deadline, I’d never get anything done”?
That may be OK for some things, but not for covering issues involving diverse populations. When dealing with groups outside the majority norm, journalists need to take the “your patience will be rewarded” approach.
From Books To The Web: A Comparative Analysis Of Holocaust Denial In The Internet Age, Elise Nickerson
From Books To The Web: A Comparative Analysis Of Holocaust Denial In The Internet Age, Elise Nickerson
Honors Scholar Theses
An analysis of print Holocaust denial literature as it compares to internet Holocaust denial, with a focus on how the transition from print literature to the internet has affected Holocaust denial.
Swinging Bridge - May 3, 2010, Michelle Canales
Swinging Bridge - May 3, 2010, Michelle Canales
Student Newspapers & Magazines
No abstract provided.
Study Of Convergence In Nebraska Newspapers, Kathryn L. Schindler
Study Of Convergence In Nebraska Newspapers, Kathryn L. Schindler
College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Theses
This thesis studies Nebraska newspapers and their efforts to converge with Web, multimedia, radio, or television entities. It also studies the efforts by Nebraska newspapers to converge reporter roles and organizational roles. Paper surveys were sent and in-person interviews were conducted in Nebraska during the 2009-2010 academic year. The results showed more examples of multimedia convergence than role or organizational convergence. Nebraska publishers and editors say they do not want to attempt convergence or multimedia products just to be trendy. They say convergence has to make sense, be useful, and be profitable for their individual businesses, staff, and communities.
Advisor: …
Unnamed Sources: A Longitudinal Review Of The Practice And Its Merits, Matt J. Duffy
Unnamed Sources: A Longitudinal Review Of The Practice And Its Merits, Matt J. Duffy
Communication Dissertations
This dissertation reviews the history and discourse of the debate regarding the use of unnamed sources in journalism. A quantitative and qualitative content analysis explores how the use of anonymous sources has changed over the years. The ethics justifying their use are examined through the lens of utilitarianism. The author offers guidelines for their future use.
Ghost Hunting: A Rhetorical Analysis Of The American Media On The Waterboard, William Saas
Ghost Hunting: A Rhetorical Analysis Of The American Media On The Waterboard, William Saas
Graduate Research Symposium (GCUA) (2010 - 2017)
This project looks at popular media hands-on investigations of the waterboard (an interrogation method used in the war on terror, viewed historically as "torture") to discover what I argue are the haunting effects of the second Bush administration's rhetorical war.
Swinging Bridge - April 8, 2010, Michelle Canales
Swinging Bridge - April 8, 2010, Michelle Canales
Student Newspapers & Magazines
No abstract provided.
The News Director's Balance Of Business And News: An Oral History Exploration Of Salt Lake Television News, 1948 - 2008, Andrew Miles Tyler
The News Director's Balance Of Business And News: An Oral History Exploration Of Salt Lake Television News, 1948 - 2008, Andrew Miles Tyler
Theses and Dissertations
News directors fill, perhaps, one of the most difficult roles within the drama of the news room. In an environment where objectivity and trust are paramount, and where bias must be kept at an absolute minimum, the news director exists as the arbiter, balancing these journalistic ideals with the necessities for financial survival. This scenario presents a conflict, in which the news director must constantly balance the journalistic obligation to inform the public, with the managerial obligation to generate a profit. In an exploration of this conflict, I interviewed three news directors from KUTV, KSL, and KTVX within the Salt …
Swinging Bridge - March 11, 2010, Michelle Canales
Swinging Bridge - March 11, 2010, Michelle Canales
Student Newspapers & Magazines
No abstract provided.
Swinging Bridge - February 25, 2010, Michelle Canales
Swinging Bridge - February 25, 2010, Michelle Canales
Student Newspapers & Magazines
No abstract provided.
Swinging Bridge - February 11, 2010, Michelle Canales
Swinging Bridge - February 11, 2010, Michelle Canales
Student Newspapers & Magazines
No abstract provided.
Social Media Under Social Control: Regulating Social Media And The Future Of Socialization, Susan Currie Sivek
Social Media Under Social Control: Regulating Social Media And The Future Of Socialization, Susan Currie Sivek
Faculty Publications
The process of socialization for new and future journalists will look dramatically different from the process undergone by previous generations of journalists, due to economic realities and changes in the nature of news production. The rise of social media and its role in the establishment of a successful career will also affect the integration of these rising professionals into their employing organizations. These changes in the socialization process will require alterations both in the day-to-day management of these individuals and in the theoretical approaches to studying their work, particularly with regard to the impact of social media on the profession. …
Thriving And Surviving In A Multimedia World, University Of Montana--Missoula. School Of Journalism
Thriving And Surviving In A Multimedia World, University Of Montana--Missoula. School Of Journalism
Montana Journalism Review
The Unreachables -- Playing catch-up -- Small-town multimedia -- Tips and tricks -- Ethics of blogging -- New curricula -- Sports journalism -- Broadcast journalism -- Website comments -- Future tech is here -- Citizen journalism -- Freelance -- Oops! -- Twitter in the courtroom -- The mp3 sound of music -- Hyperlocal strategy -- Teen magazines online -- Editor's note -- Staff bios
Staying Objective: The Effect Of Corporate Public Relations On Video Game Journalists, Benjamin Jenkins
Staying Objective: The Effect Of Corporate Public Relations On Video Game Journalists, Benjamin Jenkins
LSU Master's Theses
The video game industry makes more than $10 billion a year in the United States alone. It is a young and booming medium. Growing alongside the video game business is the video game media, a niche form of journalism comprised mostly of gaming websites and a few reporters in traditional media. This thesis examines the young gaming news industry through in-depth interviews conducted with six journalists from various news outlets. The research focused on two things: if game journalists followed the same norms and routines as news journalists and if game companies were able to influence what game journalists wrote …
Ua94/6/3 Student/Alumni Personal Papers Wku Publications, Wku Archives
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.
Newsgathering And Privacy: Expanding Ethics Codes To Reflect Change In The Digital Media Age, Ginny Whitehouse
Newsgathering And Privacy: Expanding Ethics Codes To Reflect Change In The Digital Media Age, Ginny Whitehouse
Ginny Whitehouse
Media ethics codes concerning privacy must be updated considering the ease with which information now can be gathered from social networks and disseminated widely. Existing codes allow for deception and privacy invasion in cases of over-riding public need when no alternate means are available but do not adequately define what constitutes need or alternate means, or weigh in the harm such acts
do to the public trust and the profession. Building on the eth ics theories of Sissela Bok and Helen Nissenbaum, balancing tests can be developed under a mixed-rule deontology that confines online misrepresentation and
exposing the private information …