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Exploring Message Meaning: A Qualitative Media Literacy Study Of College Freshmen, Seth Ashley, Grace Lyden, Devon Fasbinder

Communication Faculty Publications and Presentations

Critical media literacy demands understanding of the deeper meanings of media messages. Using a grounded theory approach, this study analyzed responses by first-year college students not currently enrolled in formal media literacy education to three types of video messages: an advertisement, a public relations message, and a news report. Students did not exhibit nuanced understandings of message purpose or sender in any of the three types of messages, and had particular difficulty distinguishing public relations and news messages. These results suggest a media literacy curriculum addressing distinctions between media formats, with emphasis on analysis of message intent and point of …

Greenwash Gold 2012: Mobilizing A Grassroots Movement, Brittany Dickey

Collection of Engaged Learning

Green wash Gold 2012 is a campaign that aimed to shine light on the destruction and devastation 3 sponsors of the Olympics-- BP, Dow and Rio Tinto --caused while pretending to be good corporate sponsors. These companies used the Olympics to "greenwash"1 their corporations.

The three organizations that joined together to start this campaign are The Bhopal Medical Appeal, London Mining Network, and UK Tar Sands Network.

I am interested in how Greenwash Gold 2012, a small grass roots campaign, used the 2012 Olympic Games in London to raise international awareness about issues surrounding the Olympics.

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1 Greenwashing is …

Media Dan Identitas: Cultural Imperialism Jepang Melalui Cosplay (Studi Terhadap Cosplayer Yang Melakukan Crossdress), Ranny Rastati

JURNAL KOMUNIKASI INDONESIA

Tulisan ini membahas mengenai bagaimana peran media dalam membentuk identitas cosplayer dan bagaimana identitas cosplayer yang melakukan crossdress. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif, menggunakan paradigma critical-constructionism, metode studi kasus dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui wawancara mendalam, observasi langsung, dan observasi terlibat. Konsep yang digunakan adalah konsep budaya populer termasuk di dalamnya cosplay yang merupakan salah satu bentuk soft power Jepang untuk menyebarkan budayanya ke seluruh dunia. Selain itu dilihat juga bagaimana peran media dalam pembentukan identitas, konsep identitas, konsep anak muda, serta gender dalam pakaian dan fesyen. Berdasarkan analisis yang telah dilakukan, ditemukan bahwa identitas seorang cosplayer dipengaruhi oleh media, …

Communications And Media Studies Newletter 2012 Fall, Communications & Media Studies

Communication and Media Studies Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Harmony Or Mere Toleration? Examining Inter-Religious Relations In Amertasari, Keller Hawkins

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

When I was first told about a small village in North Bali where Hindus and Muslims live in harmony with one another, I was immediately intrigued. A month and a half later, our group was driving on the windy roads that take one from the southern part of Bali through the mountains into North Bali. We arrived in the village of Pegayaman and listened to some of the more distinguished village members tell us about life in Pegayaman. Because the village is known for being an example of religious harmony between Hindus and Muslims, this was the main topic of …

Content Contribution For Revenue Sharing And Reputation: A Dynamic Structural Model, Qian Tang, Bin Gu, Andrew B. Whinston

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

This study examines the incentives for content contribution in social media. We propose that exposure and reputation are the major incentives for contributors. Besides, as more and more social media Web sites offer advertising-revenue sharing with some of their contributors, shared revenue provides an extra incentive for contributors who have joined revenue-sharing programs. We develop a dynamic structural model to identify a contributor's underlying utility function from observed contribution behavior. We recognize the dynamic nature of the content-contribution decision-that contributors are forward-looking, anticipating how their decisions affect future rewards. Using data collected from YouTube, we show that content contribution is …

Neocolonialism And The Global Prison In National Geographic’S Locked Up Abroad, Casey Ryan Kelly

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

This essay examines the reformulation of colonial ideologies in National Geographic Channel’s Locked Up Abroad, a documentary program that chronicles the narratives of Westerner travelers incarcerated in foreign nations. An analysis of Locked Up Abroad evinces neocolonialism in contemporary media culture, including the historic association between dark-skin and savagery, the backwardness of the non-Western world, and the Western imperative to civilize it. The program’s documentary techniques and framing devices sustain an Otherizing gaze toward non-Western societies, and its portrayals elide a critical analysis of colonialism in its present forms. I advocate for neocolonial criticism to trace how NatGeo remains …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Harrison, Taylor. Each One Teach One – Chinese
• Harrison, Taylor. Northern Kentucky University Professor Studies Dinosaur Fossils at WKU - Janet Bertog
• Stukenborg, Sarah. Sorority Hosts Fundraiser for Sister Injured in Crash – Landon Lovett, Alpha Omicron Pi
• Andrews, Mary. E is for EMT – Kanin Perry
• Kriz, Lindsay. It’s Time to Stop Unnecessary Censorship
• Burden, Thomas. Last Weekend’s Game Not Pleasant for All Topper Fans – Football
• Wurth, Jonathon. New Secular Student Alliance Poster Distasteful
• Crumbie, Trey & Kwabena Boateng. Student Face-off: Campaign Finance
• Rogers, Shelby. Lawsuit Against …

The Beacon - Vol 11 No. 1 - September 28, 2012, Merrimack College

The Beacon

The Beacon - the student newspaper of Merrimack College. Volume 11, Number 1 - September 28, 2012. 12 pages

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

The Guardian, September 26, 2012, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twelve page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

Columbia Chronicle (09/24/2012), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from September 24, 2012 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 44 pages and is listed as Volume 48, Number 4. Cover story: "Acclaimed alumnit to visit Columbia" Editor-in-Chief: Heather Schröering

The Cowl - V.77 - N.3 - Sep 20, 2012

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 77 - No. 3 - September 20, 2012. 29 pages.

Spartan Daily September 20, 2012, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 139, Issue 12

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

Columbia Chronicle (09/17/2012), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from September 17, 2012 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 44 pages and is listed as Volume 48, Number 3. Cover story: "Fall enrollment slips to four-year low" Editor-in-Chief: Heather Schröering

Spartan Daily September 13, 2012, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 139, Issue 8

Using Public Relations Techniques To Market Organic Food: Understanding Consumer Buying Behavior, Catherine Girone

Theses and Dissertations

The purposes of this research were to determine which consumers tend to purchase fresh organic food and which consumers tend to purchase packaged organic food, which type of messaging organic food distributors rely on to entice customers and which messages work most effectively to promote organic food consumption, and which channels different organic consumers use to gain knowledge about organic food. Implications for organic food marketing are discussed.

Public Relations 'Tech'niques: Vocational School Recruitment, Rachel Graeff

Theses and Dissertations

The problem is that the large majority of high school graduates pursue four-year college degrees when there are not enough professional jobs that require four-year degrees but rather require workers to have job-specific skills. These skills are taught by vocational schools at both the high school and the post-secondary levels. The purpose of this study was to determine what public relations techniques vocational schools use and how they can improve on these techniques to increase enrollment. Six in-depth interviews were conducted with PR/marketing practitioners at vocational schools to find out what techniques and channels their school uses to attract students. …

The Guardian, September 12, 2012, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twelve page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

Spartan Daily September 11, 2012, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 139, Issue 6

Columbia Chronicle (09/10/2012), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from September 10, 2012 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 44 pages and is listed as Volume 48, Number 2. Cover story: "Historic building to house Columbia's futuristic library" Editor-in-Chief: Heather Schröering

Spartan Daily September 6, 2012, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 139, Issue 5

Prospectus, September 5, 2012, Spencer Brown, Javler Murillo, Casey Digan, Nick Laptew, Kelsey Hosea, Buster Bytes, Mark Roughton, Alex Wallner, Mace Mackiewicz

Prospectus 2012

PC HOSTS SECOND ANNUAL KICK FOR THE CURE TOURNAMENT, What You Need to Know About Bicycling, Debate Team Looks to Continue Success, Parkland Honors Program Provides Outlet for Academic Excellence, Parkland Hosts High Noon Lecture with Derek Dallas, Buster Bytes' Guide to Crowd Funding, Candidate Statements for Fall Election, New Fitness Center Exceeding Expectations, Parkland Volleyball Bounce Back After Tournament, Review of Circa Survive's Violent Waves

Cofeel: Using Emotions For Social Interaction In Group Recommender Systems, Yu Chen, Pearl Pu

Faculty Publications, Information Systems & Technology

Group and social recommender systems aim to suggest items of interest to a group or a community of people. One important issue in such environment is to understand each individual’s preference and attitude within the group. Social and behavioral scientist have evidenced the role of emotions in group work and social communication. This paper aims to examine the role of emotion for social interaction in group recommenders. We implemented CoFeel, an interface that aims to provide emotional input in group recommenders. We further apply CoFeel in a GroupFun, a mobile group music recommender system. Results of an in-depth field study …

Relational Aesthetics And Emotional Relations: Leadership On Board Merchant Marine Ships, Nana Gharibyan-Kefalloniti, David Sims

Organization Management Journal

Life on board merchant marine ships is very tough, very male, and isolated from much of the rest of the world by language, culture, and usually a large expanse of sea. This article presents data that show that leadership in this environment is full of aesthetic appreciation that is often relational, arising in interaction with others’ appreciation, and also full of strongly felt emotion. Those who exercise leadership on merchant marine ships (captains, chief engineers, first officers) turn out to have strong views on the importance of understanding aesthetics and emotions in discharging their responsibilities. We illuminate these leaders’ aesthetics …

Winona Currents Magazine, University Advancement - Winona State University

Winona Currents

This magazine published by Winona State University’s University Advancement was intended to inform WSU Alumni, students, faculty, staff and the greater community about Alumni and the university.Proud to be Purple: Winona State welcomes its new first family President Scott R. Olson and Kelley Olson.

Review: Irish Culture And Colonial Modernity, 1800–2000: The Transformation Of Oral Space, Matthew Spangler

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Instrumentality Of Gibson's Medium As An Alternative To Space, Raymond Lucas

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In his article "The Instrumentality of Gibson's Medium as an Alternative to Space" Raymond Lucas analyzes the alternative to space presented by James J. Gibson and the potential role of narrative in a more holistic process of design. The concept of space exerts a powerful influence on architecture, urban design, and other disciplines concerned with the environment. Many recent critiques have measured space against place, recognizing the deficit in memory and identification within space, but the problems with the concept are more deeply felt. Understanding the medium rather than space offers architects and theorists opportunities to examine the role of …