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Spartan Daily March 16, 2011, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 136, Issue 27

Prospectus, March 9, 2011, Sean Hermann, Morgan Bernier, Kassandra Coan, Kelley Heaney, Chuck Shepherd, Josh Grube, Jake Godin, Rod M. Lovett

Prospectus 2011

FEDERAL AND STATE BUDGET CUTS SPARK CONTROVERSY; Former Parkland student passes on; Student Aid and Taxes Made Easy; Tax time tips; Chuck Shepherd's News of the Weird; An interview with Colour Revolt; Survey educates students on African-American history; Rising to shake off the fear in Libya; The FCC's neutral Net; Not a carbon copy of the U S.; Bonus Stage! The official gaming column of the Prospectus; How social media can affect your college dreams; Both Cobras Basketball teams headed to Nationals; PCTV Broadcast Schedule: March; Candidates for Student Government

The Prospector, March 8, 2011, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Spring Break 411

Deadly Silence: An Assessment Of Emergency Alert Systems For Lincoln County, Georgia, Gretchen B. Keneson,

Georgia Journal of Public Policy

Rural counties have a predisposition to sustaining catastrophic losses during natural emergencies. These counties tend to have poorer economic conditions that exacerbate attempts at hazard mitigation.  Emergency Alerts Systems (EAS) are the most efficient and effective ways to provide information of impending danger.  This study will compare and contrast different EAS to determine which would accommodate the needs of a community. The most successful way for most counties to alert citizens is through the use of a combination of redundant systems. For pastoral Lincoln County, Georgia the optimal systems are an alert siren and auto call capabilities.  Both of these …

"Justice Is Blind": A Model For Analyzing Metaphor Transformations And Narratives In Actual Discourse, L. David Ritchie

Communication Faculty Publications and Presentations

In this article I present a model of how metaphors are transformed and re-presented as narratives, how this process helps shape communicative interactions, and how it contributes to relevance effects and the generation of meaning, often by simultaneously affecting multiple cognitive contexts. I demonstrate the application of the model to samples of discourse from current research and show how it can contribute to understanding troubled communicative relationships and potentially to improving communication in situations of misunderstanding and conflict.

Spartan Daily February 24, 2011, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 136, Issue 16

Prospectus, February 16, 2011, Kelley Heaney, Joseph Rosenbaum, Chuck Shepherd, Josh Grube, Janelle O'Dea, Kassandra Coan, Jake Godin, David Busboom, Zach Streff

Prospectus 2011

ARE STUDENTS APATHETIC OR JUST BUSY?; 'Tiger Mother' meets reality: Asian students struggle, too; Townsend Press reading contest gives students chance to read for cash; Chuck Shepherd’s News of the Weird; Album Review: Bright Eyes The People's Key; Obama budget certain to spark strong debate; Fitness center hopes to educate community; New dietary guidelines are ‘fishy'; The mouse can roar; Successful Parkland Alumni Represent Students’ Potential; Bonus Stage! The official gaming column of the Prospectus; Prospectus Pick: Band of Joy; Success the norm for Head Coach Karrie Redeker

Prospectus, February 9, 2011, Kassandra Coan, Chuck Shepherd, Josh Grube, Morgan Bernier, Sean Hermann, Jake Godin, David Busboom, Patrick Wood, Zach Streff

Prospectus 2011

STUDENT STRESS LEVELS INTENSIFYING; Students, faculty to break Spring tradition; Chuck Shepherd's News of the Weird; Album Review: Cage The Elephant Thank You Happy Birthday; Targeting the next crime; Conflicting report frustrates economists, job-seekers; People Are People, Too; Parents vs. Skins'; Distance makes the heart grow fond; Bonus Stage! The official gaming column of the Prospectus; Prospectus Pick: Monty Python's Flying Circus; The White Stripes split, are we really surprised?; New diet guidelines to push Americans toward better health; She!! to postpone Arctic drilling again; The world is leaving U S. students in the dust; Parkland personal training helps athletes …

Prospectus, January 26, 2011, Morgan Bernier, Janelle O'Dea, Chuck Shepherd, Josh Grube, Joseph Rosenbaum, Kelley Heaney, David Busboom, Jake Godin, Zach Streff

Prospectus 2011

DRIVERS BEWARE!; Is bigger always better?; New fitness center plans shaping up; Chuck Shepherd's News of the Weird; Album Review: Ben Folds and Nick Hornby's Lonely Avenue; DREAM Act poster child stirs controversy; Study: Many students not thinking critically; Health care, one more time; The best little-known planetarium in Illinois; Moore than just a teacher - Behind the scenes with John Moore; Prospectus Pick: Shock Totem; Bonus Stage! The official Prospectus gaming column; Lady Cobras improve streak to 8; State of the Art 2011

Ua3/9/2 I.T. Division Annual Report + Tactical Plan, Wku Information Technology

WKU Administration Documents

Annual report of WKU Information Technology Division submitted to WKU President Gary Ransdell. Report is housed in UA3/9/2 Subject Files.

Why The Block Is The Block: Reinforcing Community Through Casual Conversation, L. David Ritchie

Communication Faculty Publications and Presentations

This study combines Discourse Dynamics (Cameron, 2007) with Perceptual Simulation Theory (Barsalou, 2007; Gibbs, 2006), to analyze a sample of talk among residents of an urban neighborhood about topics related to community safety and the quality of life in their community. The results demonstrate the role of casual conversation in structuring complex social relationships, and the usefulness of close attention to metaphors, story-telling, and humor. By their use, re-use, and development of metaphors and stories the participants in this conversation express and reinforce the patterns of sociability and mutual watchfulness that contribute to a feeling of safety and comfort in …

Best Practices For Disaster Coverage: An Analysis Of How The Herald Newspaper And Wlox-Tv Covered Hurricane Katrina, Nicole R. Sheriff

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A substantial amount of research has been done on Hurricane Katrina and its effects on New Orleans, Louisiana. However, few studies have focused on how the Mississippi Gulf Coast was affected by the hurricane. The purpose of this study is to bring attention to the reporting efforts of WLOX-TV and The Herald newspaper to cover Hurricane Katrina. This case study analyzes the practices WLOX and The Herald used to cover the hurricane and to explore which practices could be implemented in other newsrooms in the future. A total of four interviews were conducted with members from the newsrooms who had …

Bp's Use Of Twitter As A Crisis Communication Tool During The Gulf Oil Spill Crisis Response Phase, Lindsay Ann Jordan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

On April 20, 2010, British Petroleum's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig located in the Gulf of Mexico exploded, creating the largest oil spill in U.S. history. BP launched a major public relations response that targeted its online audience through strategic use of its corporate website, Twitter feed, Facebook page, YouTube channel, and Flickr photostream. This content analysis examines BP's use of Twitter during the crisis response phase of the oil spill. BP tweeted on 1,161 occasions from the time of the explosion to the capping of the well. All tweets during this 13-week period were coded by two separate coders to …

Riot Or Rebellion: Media Framing And The 1967 Detroit Uprising, Casandra E. Ulbrich

Wayne State University Dissertations

Frames make sense of complex issues and events, including identifying who is to blame and who or what is responsible for overcoming the problem. This research builds on the growing list of framing research, but takes the focus in a new direction, focusing on the longevity of frames and how they may transition over time. This dissertation offers an in-depth case study of framing effects by analyzing media coverage from the 30 days following the 1967 Detroit uprising and comparing that coverage with the 40th anniversary coverage of the same event. By analyzing the uprising through a 40-year lens, this …

Framing 10/12 And 3/11 In American And European News, Andrea Lypka

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This media analysis of the incidents in Bali in 2002 (10/12) and Madrid in 2004 (3/11) reveals the black and white portrayal of these attacks in western news through the localization of international terrorism occurrences, pro-government perspective, and internalization of U.S. policies. The Old Europe and New Europe debate further fractures the European press. Such rhetoric perpetuates the "us versus them" schism by contrasting the goals of the alleged perpetrators with the western values of democracy and freedom. Governmental sources remain central news sources during these crises. In addition, 9/11, war on terrorism, and fear from further attacks dominate news …

Efficacy Of Genres In Training Videos For Emergency First Responders, Kerry Jenkins

LSU Master's Theses

The actions of emergency first responders directly affect the safety of our society, and their expertise relies upon the training they receive in preparation to react to emergency events. The use of training videos has become more prevalent in recent years as a method of teaching vital response skills to first responders. Most of these videos are made in the expository mode,with little or no attempt to introduce elements or conventions from other modes of non-fiction or fiction film genres. This project extends the range of the training video in order to explore the potential impact of using conventions from …

Residential Broadband Access For Students At Walters State Community College., Mark A. Hurst

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the availability of internet access for students attending Walters State Community College during the spring semester 2010. In particular, it is unknown to what degree broadband internet access is available in the counties that Walters State considers the service area of the college.

The research was conducted during the spring semester 2010 including the months February, March, and April of 2010. Data were gathered by surveying currently enrolled students of the college. Twelve percent of the population responded to the study. The survey instrument covered the areas of demographics, Internet connection type …

Ua3/8/8 President's Office-Meredith Speech File, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Speeches written and delivered by Thomas Meredith.

Commenting On Cannabis: Testing News Fragmentation Using Reader Comments On California's Proposition 19, John D. Beecham

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Theses

This content analysis studies reader comments on news articles pertaining to the issue of California’s Proposition 19—the “Tax Cannabis Initiative” to legalize marijuana. It investigates whether these reader message boards are consistent with news fragmentation theory, by examining whether the distribution of “yes” and “no” opinion on alternative media sites’ message boards is more homogenous than the distribution of opinions on mainstream news sites’ message boards. This study also uses a thematic analysis to investigate whether the mainstream media, as represented by editorial board endorsements by daily California newspapers, influences themes used by reader comments on Proposition 19. Results show …

Style And Electronic Communication: The Accommodation Of Scientific Risks In The Sierra Magazine, Erin Dalton

All Theses

This thesis focuses on how style accommodates scientific risks for public audiences in Magazine articles. Language has previously been unexplored in risk communication; in accommodation research, style has not been investigated. Responding to these gaps in research, this study combines two unexplored dimensions--risk communication and accommodation--to show how syntax, diction, and metaphor resituate technical language and ideas in scientific risk studies for readers. First, interviews with editors and writers will provide a rich understanding of how their editing and composition practices influence accommodation processes. From there, an electronic communication analysis will illustrate how this medium can accommodate beyond text to …

The Prospector, October 14, 2010, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Walsh: 'UTEP is a very safe campus'

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

The Legacy, September 22, 2010, Lindenwood University

The Legacy (2007-2018)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood University

Chimes: September 17, 2010, Calvin College

Chimes

Dorms clash on Chaos Day by Alice Keyes

Green program thrives, earn recognition by Elizabeth Stille

Students enjoy muddy mayhem by Griffin Jackson

Turkey moves toward democracy by Josh Delacy

Opportunity, adventure: find them here by Katie Hall

Calvin wins two, remains perfect by Luke Leisman

Golfers on par by Mark Zylstra

Well known artist to lecture at Calvin by Michelle Ratering

Spartan Daily September 14, 2010, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 135, Issue 8

Spartan Daily September 13, 2010, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 135, Issue 7

The Legacy, August 25, 2010, Lindenwood University

The Legacy (2007-2018)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood University

Communiqué, July 12, 2010, Lindenwood University

Communiqué

The Communiqué was the faculty/staff newsletter for Lindenwood University/College from 1982 to 2016.

The Case For Title Ii: Handicapping The Next Network Neutrality Judicial Ruling, Mark Cooper

McGannon Center Working Paper Series

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 42 No. 34, June 3, 2010

Central Florida Future

Kilbride defends $20,000 salary; Uncover Thursdays; Goooooal!; Plus: Ramen redux; UCF grad receives mentor honor; FIEA students reveal game on iTunes.