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Review Of Public Journalism And Political Knowledge, Douglas J. Swanson
Review Of Public Journalism And Political Knowledge, Douglas J. Swanson
Journalism
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Communicating About Mass Communication: A National Study Of The Content, Functionality, And Value Of University Mass Communication Program World Wide Web Sites, Douglas J. Swanson
Communicating About Mass Communication: A National Study Of The Content, Functionality, And Value Of University Mass Communication Program World Wide Web Sites, Douglas J. Swanson
Journalism
A study was undertaken to assess college and university mass communication program World Wide Web site content, functionality, and value, and to gauge faculty members' opinions related to Web site creation and maintenance. Descriptive statistics, analysis of variance and t-tests were used to address three hypotheses relating to Web site use by academic programs and related perceptions of social order by faculty: Most programs had an operational Web site. Site enhancements varied widely while most faculty members' opinions were thematically consistent.
'Standing Porter At The Door Of Thought': The Social Order Of The Christian Science Church, Douglas J. Swanson
'Standing Porter At The Door Of Thought': The Social Order Of The Christian Science Church, Douglas J. Swanson
Journalism
The Church of Christ, Scientist, is a unique organization to study in the context of institutional social order. The church is a 21st century religious movement that is bound to an unchangeable theology and intractable management structure developed by its 19th century founder. The church is a worldly business entity whose leadership manipulates assets, personnel, media and information while striving for "rectitude and spiritual understanding" (Eddy, 1906, p. 403). Christian Science is a way of life which systemizes the personality of its charismatic founder while denying the reality of all things physical and personal. Examining the seemingly contradictory social order …