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Niche Journalism: Successful Steps In A Saturated, Modern Market, Arianna L. Smith

Honors College Theses

“How-to” articles make up the bulk of an average Google search when initiating research on a new venture—the subject of self-publishing and propagating journalistic content is no exception. In this day and age, self-started publications are almost guaranteed to be niche in nature. With the intent to create a more academic and objectively reliable guide, this literature review takes into account the observations and conclusions of multiple communications professionals, long-and-short standing news organizations of varying success and notoriety, and studies concerned with the trends relating to audience engagement and technology integration to answer the main research questions thus: what is …

Is That Media Literacy?: Israeli And Us Media Scholars’ Perceptions Of The Field, Ornat Turin, Yonty Friesem

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Sixty-nine media scholars from Israel and the Unites States responded to an online questionnaire aimed to identify the boundaries of media literacy. The participants received a list of thirty-two potential titles for a final paper and were asked to rate the relevancy of each topic for an undergraduate media literacy course. While the statistical analysis showed no significant difference in the ranking, deviations and distributions demonstrate disagreements as to what is important or marginal in the field. Protectionist topics were ranked high as well as topics involving children, digital media, and popular culture. It also appears that media education has …

Developing A Responsive And Adaptable Emergent Media Curriculum, Dennis Owen Frohlich, David Magolis

Journal of Media Literacy Education

The field of mass communication is constantly undergoing change and development, and the pace has accelerated with the advent of digital technologies. One challenge educators face is: how do we educate college students not just for today’s careers, but also for lifelong competencies with media? Against this backdrop, the Department of Media and Journalism at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania sought a new curriculum to capitalize on “emergent media,” that is, media that does not fit neatly into established mass communication disciplines such as journalism, telecommunications, public relations, and advertising. Our curriculum is centered around media literacy, skills development, and experiential …

Kat Holmes, Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design (2018), Daniele Savasta

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

No abstract provided.

Googly Eyes And Yard Signs: Deconstructing One Professor’S Successful Rebuffing Of A Right-Wing Attack On An Academic Institution, Theresa Catalano, Ari Kohen

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

Right-wing populism is on the rise worldwide, and political attacks against universities have increased in the United States since the election of Donald Trump. In 2017, an incident occurred at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln which resulted in accusations of hostility toward conservative students. Just over a year later, political forces again attempted to denigrate the university’s reputation, but this time they did not succeed. This (multimodal) positive discourse analysis/ generative critique combines collaborative auto-ethnography to describe the way these events were represented in the media, deconstructing a professor’s methods of countering a right-wing attack on an academic institution. Findings demonstrate …

Adoption Of Information And Communication Technology To Enhance Veterinary Pharmacology Education In Nigerian Universities, Adamkolo Mohammed Ibrahim, Mohammed Bashir Tijjani

Informasi

In resource-constraint countries like Nigeria, it is envisaged that the adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) in veterinary pharmacology education at university level can enhance both quality knowledge delivery and improve students' performance as well as ICT use skills. The literature consistently demonstrates that exposure to variety of digital and online educational resources and facilities encourages critical thinking among the students and enhance their independent problem-solving capabilities. It is long overdue cost-effective and efficient technology systems suitable for e-learning and teaching in Nigerian university education system, particularly in veterinary pharmacology academic context are explored. Emphasis should be placed on …

Chatting Online: An Ethnographic Case Study Of Educator Discourse On Social Media, Lindsay J. Russell

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This study sought to examine the online discussions of teachers located in the Southwestern area of the United States regarding social justice issues on social media. Specifically, it looked to discover how educators in this region are attempting to assert agency when faced with socially inequitable situations. Teachers in this region are hired as public employees in a state that penalizes public workers for exhibiting opinions (SRS § 288.260, 1969).

The study utilized Cultural Historical Activity Theory along with Critical Multiculturalism to demonstrate that our present actions are culturally and historically situated while illuminating hegemonic forces. The study found that …

History Of Youth Media Production In Maine 1960-2010, Gemma A.P. Scott

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Research in media literacy seeks to understand multiple branches of inquiry, including the practice of media production. Youth in Maine have produced media independently and in organized venues for more than 50 years. This paper describes results from surveying primary source materials produced by youth in Maine between 1960 and the 2000s. Research started with media artifacts, looking to primary source materials to understand what, if anything, can be revealed from their content. A deep dive into the provenance of archival collections uncovered stories of a local history of youth media production, and expanded the inquiry to identify who was …

Design Your Career - Design Your Life, Joshua R. Beal

Masters Theses

This research investigates the current plague of unemployment and underemployment that nearly half of qualified individuals in the field of Visual Communications are met with after graduation. Students who major in this field dedicate a tremendous amount of time, money, and energy toward developing a broad skillset that resolves critical matters of communication through visual solutions. Research has demonstrated that despite conditions that are subject to ongoing change of economy, industry, and marketplace there are contributing factors that must be addressed to overcome un/underemployment regardless of circumstances. These include an underdeveloped network of professional contacts, deficiency in recognizing or responding …

Social Media As Tools For Political Views Expressed In The Visuals Shared Among Social Media Users, Chidi Jonh Ugwuanyi Dr, Igwubuike Innocent Olijo Mr, Gever Verlumun Celestine

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Globally, there is a conspicuous paradigm shift in political communication as a result of the emergence of social media. In contemporary political communication, highly sophisticated soft ware and hardware are used to manipulate texts and visuals in a manner that best conveys the feelings of the users. This reality has greatly modified representational political communication which has challenged the thinking of contemporary scholars as they jostle to describe and explain such visual communication techniques. The prevalence of this scenario among Nigerian social media users is the motivation for, and the problem of this study. Consequently, this study examined the nature …

An Examination Of Sound Resource Libraries And Their Applications At Bowling Green State University, Madeleine Grimm

Honors Projects

In this applied research project, I have explored the uses and limitations of sound resources at Bowling Green State University for student projects. My goal has been to create a stock music library for students on campus to have easy access to for class projects and portfolio work. In this project I address: How can a university best manage its stock music and sound resources; are there any standards for best practices or outstanding examples? What sound resources currently exist for student use in general and at BGSU? How are these sound resources currently managed at BGSU? What are the …

Emoji Disorder: Using A Universal Digital Dialect To Enhance Architectural Communication, Doria Miller

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

The rise of digital communication has intertwined visual and textual information. As language continually updates to include pictograms, there is potential to update the language of architecture using these visual icons. Emojis are finding their way into our day-to-day vocabulary. In 2015, the word of the year, selected by Oxford Dictionaries, was the ‘Face with Tears of Joy’ emoji. These amicable emoticons tap into the architectural conversations from Learning from Las Vegas of the duck (symbol) and the decorated shed (signage) and themes of iconography as in Somol’s Green Dots 101. As emojis are not grounded in a specific verbal …

Culture Of Mobile Phone Novels In Japan: A Comparison Of Cultural Particularities Of Mobile Phone Novels And Service Providers, Sarah Trinh

Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects

Honor thesis on the Culture of Mobile Phone Novels in Japan: A Comparison of Cultural Particularities of Mobile Phone Novels and Service Providers.

A Commentary On Narrative Platforms, Cinematic Universes, And Consumers Formerly Known As The Audience, Andreas Treske, Aras Ozgun

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

No abstract provided.

Finding In-Store Help: The Role Of Recommendation Agents On Shoppers’ Mobile Devices, James Coyle, Yi-Fan Chen

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

The Visual Presidency Of Donald Trump's First Hundred Days: Political Image Making And Digital Media, Ryan T. Strand

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

From frequent scrum photos of the president holding up signed executive orders in the Oval Office to images of the president energetically sitting behind the wheel of a Mack truck parked outside his back door, like previous administrations, visuals have been central to Donald Trump's presidency. This chapter analyzes the visuals on White House social media accounts (i.e., Twitter and Facebook) in Trump's first 100 days office and explores how his administration used visuals as an essential vehicle for storytelling, image building, and persuading. Building on previous research on the communicative functions of visual symbols in politics, the chapter finds …

An Examination Of The Organization-Public Relationship Dimensions Of Communication Between Museums And Its Publics, Christine Swartz

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study examines how museums build relationships with audiences to gain financial contributions and volunteer support. Financial support to museums has been dwindling in recent years and new revenue streams are needed for low-resource museums to survive. A content analysis of 485 Facebook posts of four small and large sized museums along with a survey of 131 respondents were conducted within the theoretical lens of organization-public relations. Results from study one indicate that larger museums fared better than smaller museums in terms of transparency, authenticity and positivity measures whereas on measures of credibility both the large and the smaller museums …

Fragile Oceans, Synthetic Flotsam And Microbial Collaboration – Explorations In The Visual Communication Of The Plastic Crisis, Ivan Langesfeld

Pomona Senior Theses

Scientific evidence that the ocean plastic crisis is larger in scale and more sinister than previously thought continues to mount, but the rate of plastic production is only rising. What will it take to decisively turn the tide against plastic? We need scientists, politicians, and industry changemakers to continue producing knowledge and positive change in the industry, but we need to go further still. This thesis explores art as an alternative visual communication strategy with the capacity to encourage curiosity, empathy, and positive engagement with the issue of ocean plastics. The series of work explores bacterial bioluminescence as an artistic …

Von Star City Sports Bis #Gbr: Reflektion Von Qualität Und Leistung Der Lokalen Sportberichterstattung Im Mittleren Westen Amerikas, Frauke Hachtmann

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Faculty Publications

Good local sports journalism reflects the community it serves and thereby develops society. This essay discusses local sports journalism in the context of collegiate athletics in Nebraska in the Midwest. It is particularly important to produce good, solid journalism in the context of sport. This reflection of local sports journalism of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln uses the following themes for analysis: context, critical media work, diversity, representation in the newsroom, and the role of owned media and branding. The essay also describes the American collegiate athletic system and a new, innovative undergraduate major in „Sports Media and Communication“ at the …

Vietnamese Consumers’ Attitude Toward H&M Brand, Visual Merchandising And Their Purchasing Behavior, Ha My Phan Thi

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research wants to investigate Vietnamese consumers’ attitude toward H&M brand, visual merchandising and their purchasing behavior since visual merchandising in fast fashion has been considered to be one of the most strategic marketing tools among others. Quantitative research method was employed by distributing online questionnaire to collect data from Vietnamese consumers living in Ho Chi Minh city. Two hundred and two survey participants were 18 years old or older, visited H&M stores in the past 6 months, and bought H&M products over the past 12 months. The results showed that there were positive relationships between attitude toward H&M visual …

Generation Z'S Attitude Towards Music Consumption On Joox Online Music Streaming Application, Ravisrarat Pibulpanuvat

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objective of this study is to investigate Thai generation Z’s attitude towards their music consumption on Joox online music streaming application. A qualitative approach was selected, using semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Ten participants, Thai generation Z music listeners, aged 17-24 years old who consume Joox online music streaming application every day for at least six months, were selected through purposive, snowballing sampling methods. The interviews were interpreted using In Vivo coding. This study based on the theoretical framework of Ajzen and Fishbein’s (2000) theory of planned behavior which suggested that actual behavior is motivated by the combination of attitude towards …

ผลของสีบรรจุภัณฑ์และประเภทสินค้า ต่อพฤติกรรมผู้บริโภค, ชุลี กอบวิทยาวงศ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานศึกษาชิ้นนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาผลกระทบหลักและผลกระทบเชิงปฏิสัมพันธ์ของ สีบรรจุภัณฑ์ (สีโทนร้อนและสีโทนเย็น) และประเภทสินค้า (สินค้าที่ตอบสนองความต้องการด้านอารมณ์ความรู้สึกและสินค้าที่ตอบสนองความต้องการด้านประโยชน์ใช้สอย) ต่อพฤติกรรมผู้บริโภค ซึ่งประกอบด้วยตัวแปรย่อย ได้แก่ การรับรู้ความอร่อย การรับรู้ความมีประโยชน์ต่อสุขภาพ ทัศนคติต่อบรรจุภัณฑ์ ทัศนคติต่อตราสินค้า ทัศนคติต่อสินค้า และความตั้งใจซื้อ ด้วยวิธีการวิจัยเชิงทดลองรูปแบบ 2 x 2 แฟคทอเรียล โดยเก็บข้อมูลในช่วงเดือนเมษายน พ.ศ. 2563 กับนักศึกษาระดับปริญญาตรี จำนวน 137 คน ผลการวิจัยพบว่า สีบรรจุภัณฑ์ส่งผลกระทบหลักต่อพฤติกรรมผู้บริโภคในด้านทัศนคติต่อบรรจุภัณฑ์ ส่วนประเภทสินค้าส่งผลกระทบหลักต่อพฤติกรรมผู้บริโภคในด้านการรับรู้ความมีประโยชน์ต่อสุขภาพ และทัศนคติต่อสินค้า ในขณะที่สีบรรจุภัณฑ์และประเภทสินค้าส่งผลกระทบเชิงปฏิสัมพันธ์ต่อพฤติกรรมผู้บริโภคอย่างไม่มีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ

ผู้มีอิทธิพลทางความคิดระดับจุลภาคแนวไลฟ์สไตล์บนอินสตาแกรม การสื่อสารผ่านภาพ และความผูกพันของผู้ติดตาม, พีร์ บุญวิวัฒนาการ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การศึกษาวิจัยครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาข้อมูลเชิงลึกของผู้มีอิทธิพลทางความคิดระดับจุลภาคแนวไลฟ์สไตล์บนอินสตาแกรม การสื่อสารผ่านภาพ และความผูกพันของผู้ติดตาม โดยใช้วิธีวิจัย 3 ขั้นตอน ได้แก่ 1) สัมภาษณ์เชิงลึกเจ้าของเพจไลฟ์สไตล์ 3 เพจ และวิเคราะห์เอกสารที่เกี่ยวข้อง 2) วิเคราะห์ภาพโดยใช้ชุดภาพบนหน้าหลักจากแต่ละเพจ 3 ภาพ 3) สัมภาษณ์เชิงลึกกับผู้ติดตามเพจที่มีความผูกพันสูง 15 คน ผลการวิจัยด้านข้อมูลเชิงลึกพบว่า ผู้มีอิทธิพลทางความคิดระดับจุลภาคแนวไลฟ์สไตล์บน อินสตาแกรม มีภูมิหลังที่สนใจกิจกรรมนอกห้องเรียน เป็นกลุ่มคนเจเนอเรชั่นวายที่เติบโตในเมืองหลวง มีการศึกษาสูง และเป็นผู้ที่มีความสามารถพิเศษ มีที่มาจากการเป็นผู้ที่มีประสบการณ์ในการเล่นแอปพลิเคชันอินสตาแกรม โดยจุดเปลี่ยนเริ่มขึ้นจากการทดลองเรียนรู้สิ่งใหม่ ๆ มีแนวคิดหลักในการนำเสนอเนื้อหาที่ให้พลังด้านบวกและเอกลักษณ์ส่วนตัวของตัวเอง ผลงานมีการสื่อสารแบบตรงประเด็นชัดเจน รวมถึงมีเทคนิคที่ช่วยส่งเสริมให้ผลงานมีความน่าสนใจมากขึ้น มีเอกลักษณ์ที่โดดเด่นในด้านความสดใสร่าเริงและความเป็นตัวของตัวเอง มีไลฟ์สไตล์ที่ชื่นชอบการท่องเที่ยวและชอบไปร้านกาแฟ การสื่อสารผ่านภาพบนอินสตาแกรมเพจไลฟ์สไตล์พบว่า ด้านเนื้อหามีการสื่อความหมายโดยตรง และชัดเจน ด้านของสีมีการใช้โทนพาสเทลที่มีความละมุน ด้านการจัดองค์ประกอบเชิงพื้นที่จะมีการสร้างจุดสนใจในภาพเสมอ ด้านแสงมีการใช้แสงแบบนุ่มนวลที่มีความสว่าง และด้านการแสดงออกของอารมณ์ภาพในภาพรวมจะสื่อถึงไลฟ์สไตล์ที่มีความสดใส ความเยาว์วัยและเป็นด้านบวก ด้านความผูกพันของผู้ติดตามที่มีต่อเนื้อหาพบว่า ผู้ติดตามมีการกดถูกใจเป็นประจำ กดบันทึกและแบ่งปันเนื้อหาค่อนข้างบ่อย แต่มีการแสดงความคิดเห็นที่ค่อนข้างน้อย ส่วนความผูกพันของผู้ติดตามที่มีต่อตัวบุคคลพบว่า ผู้ติดตามมีการสร้างความผูกพันใกล้ชิด เนื่องจากต้องการติดตามเนื้อหาอย่างใกล้ชิดและไม่ให้พลาด ผู้ติดตามมีความหลงใหลและชื่นชอบในตัวตนของเจ้าของเพจ และผู้ติดตามเกิดความผูกมัดที่มีความตั้งใจจะติดตามและสนับสนุนเจ้าของเพจตลอดไป

From Hybrid Space To Dislocated Space: Mobile Virtual Reality And A Third Stage Of Mobile Media Theory, Michael Saker, Jordan Frith

Publications

Research in the field of mobile communication studies (MCS) has generally moved away from focusing on how mobile phones distract users from their physical environment to considering how the experience of space and place can be enhanced by locative smartphone applications. This article argues that trajectory may be complicated by the emergence of a new type of mobile technology: mobile virtual reality (MVR). While an increasing number of handsets are specifically developed with MVR in mind, there is little to no research that situates this phenomenon within the continuum of MCS. The intention of this paper is accordingly twofold. First, …

The Self And Other: Portraying Israeli And Palestinian Identities On Twitter, Jason Deegan, John Hogan, Sharon Feeney, Brendan K. O'Rourke

Irish Communication Review

The conflict between Israel and Palestine has lasted over half a century, with both sides enduring military and political turmoil. This paper explores how Twitter is being used as a medium to portray identities in the conflict. We examine the tweets contained in the @IDFspokesperson and @ISMPalestine Twitter accounts between late 2015 and early 2016. Using textual analysis, we gain an insight into how these Twitter accounts, defined by the conflict, are used in portraying the self and the other.

Curriculum Change In Undergraduate Strategic Communications Programs: How Strategic Communications Programs Are Adapting To 21st Century Media, Allyson B. Goodman

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The year 2014 has been described by scholars as transformative in how consumers interact with technology and media. Pointing to such digital milestones as the explosion of social media and mobile technology and the decline of traditional television ratings, these scholars have described the evolution as a move from a broadcast era to a postbroadcast era of media. This mass media evolution has opened a digital talent gap between the skills needed by the industry and the abilities of current and potential employees.

Focusing on undergraduate strategic communications programs, this research discusses the current status of new and social media …

In Media Res, Christopher Andrew Sisk

Theses and Dissertations

We are inundated by a constant feed of media that responds and adapts in real time to the impulses of our psyches and the dimensions of our devices. Beneath the surface, this stream of information is directed by hidden, automated controls and steered by political agendas. The transmission of information has evolved into a spiral of entropy, and the boundaries between author, content, platform, and receiver have blurred. This reductive space of responsive media is a catalyst for immense political and cultural change, causing us to question our notions of authority, truth, and reality.

Consuming Digital Debris In The Plasticene, Stephen R. Parks

Theses and Dissertations

Claims of customization and control by socio-technical industries are altering the role of consumer and producer. These narratives are often misleading attempts to engage consumers with new forms of technology. By addressing capitalist intent, material, and the reproduction limits of 3-D printed objects’, I observe the aspirational promise of becoming a producer of my own belongings through new networks of production. I am interested in gaining a better understanding of the data consumed that perpetuates hyper-consumptive tendencies for new technological apparatuses. My role as a designer focuses on the resolution of not only the surface of the object through 3-D …

How Visual Communication Strategies, Brand Familiarity, And Personal Relevance Influence Instagram Users’ Responses To Brand Content, Lijie Zhou

Dissertations

This study comprehensively investigated the effects of visual themes, visual perspective, personal relevance, and brand familiarity on brand constructions (attitude-toward-brand, brand love, brand respect, and three dimensions of brand image) on Instagram. The study consists of two parts. In Study 1, the main and interaction effects of visual design elements on individuals’ visual attentions, brand recognition, and attitude toward brands were examined by using a 4 (visual theme: customer-centric, employee-centric, product-centric, and non-branded) × 2 (view perspective: first-person view vs. third-person view) between-subject eye-tracking test. In Study 2, a 4 (visual theme: customer-centric, employee-centric, non-brand, and product-centric) ×2 (brand familiarity: …

Walking The Line Between Reality And Fiction In Online Spaces: Understanding The Effects Of Narrative Transportation, Sarah Gretter, Aman Yadav, Benjamin Gleason

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Recent contentions about "fake news" and misinformation online has shed light on the critical need for media literacy at a global scale. Indeed, digital stories are one of the main forms of communication in the 21st century through blogs, videos-sharing websites, forums, or social networks. However, the line between facts and fiction can often become blurry in these online spaces, and being able to distinguish between reality and fantasy can have important consequences in the lives of young Internet users. Using contemporary examples from news stories, fanfiction, advertising, and radicalization, this article outlines the features, affordances, and real-life implications of …