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Negotiating Culture In Africa: A Critical Analysis Of Organizational Discourse In Ghana, Eric Karikari

Communication ETDs

Organizational culture is a concept that is theoretically contested, particularly within critical approaches to communication. However, it is a highly crucial area of research which has symbolic and material implications for individuals, organizations and communities. This study contributes to the conversation about how organizational culture is constituted by interrogating the forces at play in this constitution. One of such forces is neoliberalism, which operates by subsuming all organizational practices under the umbrella of market value. The study takes a cultural materialist approach to organizational culture through the analysis of discourse at the National Communications Authority (NCA) in Ghana.

The NCA …

Spartan Daily, May 9, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 42

Prospectus, May 9, 2018, Greg Gancarz, David Saveanu, Kaiden Pope, Emma Gray, Evyjo M. Compton

Prospectus 2018

REP. RODNEY DAVIS VISITS PARKLAND FOOD PANTRY; Humans of Parkland: Charles Larenas; Parkland's Jazz Combo Performs at Second Stage Theater; Parkland geologists lead students to Starved Rock; Proper pet ownership linked to health benefits

"Health Is An Achoot Beat": Factors Influencing Pakistani Journalists' Coverage Of Polio Vaccination, Sayyed Fawad Ali Shah

Communication ETDs

Pakistan is one of the three countries where polio remained endemic in 2017—the other two being Afghanistan and Nigeria. The highest number of polio cases, 15, was recorded in Pakistan in 2016. A majority of the polio cases emerged among the ethnically Pakhtun population living in Pakhtunkhwa, FATA (the Federally Administered Tribal Areas), and Karachi, a metropolitan city in the Sindh province where Pakhtun immigrants from Pakhtunkhwa and FATA work and live. The resistance to polio vaccination among Pakhtuns has been associated with several factors, including a lack of knowledge about polio and anti-polio vaccine, the ongoing “war on terror,” …

Chimes: May 4, 2018, Calvin College

Chimes

Aguilar wins senate election by Alejandra Crevier & Emily Stroble

Prof denied tenure by board by Gwyneth Findlay

Plans brew for new coffee shop in Heckman Library by Alejandra Crevier

New history prof ushers in digital humanities program by Dana Drosdick

SPIN bike rental initiative pedals to a smooth start by Molly Bruns

Changes to ecosystem preserve slated for summer by David Fitch

Student activities office celebrates 25th anniversary by Brandon Schreur

The Cowl - V.82 - N.24 - May 3, 2018

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 82, Number 24 - May 3, 2018. 32 pages.

Spartan Daily, May 2, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 39

Echo: The Body Issue, Spring 2018, Columbia College Chicago

Echo

Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: A Dreamer's Nightmare: the mental toll of DACA legal limbo; Speaking up: youth join forces against gun violence; Grub and glitter: the double shift of a drag queen; Out of stock: foraging for food in an urban jungle; Plus-size problems: the frustrations of finding the right fit. 120 pages.

Ua12/2/1 Spring Commencement: Class Of 2018, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

College Heights Herald magazine listing graduates.

Amjambo Africa! (May 2018), Kathreen Harrison

Amjambo Africa!

Welcome to Amjambo Africa! Welcome to Amjambo Africa! We are Maine’s free newspaper for and about New Mainers from Sub-Saharan Africa.

Amjambo Africa! is here to help New Mainers thrive and to help Maine welcome and benefit from our new neighbors.

Amjambo Africa! will serve as a conduit of information for newcomers as they navigate life in Maine.

Amjambo Africa! will include background articles about Africa so those from Maine can understand why newcomers have arrived here.

Amjambo Africa! will profile successful New Mainers from Sub-Saharan Africa in order to give hope to those newly arrived as well as make …

The Prospector, May 1, 2018, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Saying Goodbye: The Graduation Issue

The Campus Believer: An Online Magazine Looking At Spiritual Life On Campus, Madeline Buckley

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

The Campus Believer is a digital publication that covers the diverse spiritual life and religious culture on campus. Produced by and for college students, the publication goes beyond news events to examine how religion informs academics and pop culture, to provide guides and service journalism to help readers access and understand the interfaith activities on their campuses, and to introduce key players and intriguing personalities who comprise the spiritual communities on campus. This specific collection of stories, or “chapter” of the site, focuses on the religious and spiritual life on and around Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, which is …

A Focus On The Us Narrative: Does The New York Times Portrayal Of Women Living With Hiv And Aids In Southern Africa Perpetuate Hiv/Aids Stigma?, Boitshepo Monte Balozwi

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The aim of the study was to determine the dominant and recurring frames influencing the narrative and media portrayal of women living with HIV and AIDS in Southern Africa, a region characterized by a low socio-economic status and the highest HIV and AIDS infection rates globally. The study analyzed 238 stories published in The New York Times from 1985 to 2017. Findings of the study show that news reports frequently associate sex workers and pregnant women to coverage on HIV and AIDS therefore stigmatizing them as vectors of the disease. The newspaper stories provided adequate socioeconomic context resulting in African …

A Mental Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words: The Dangers Of International Reporting For Journalists, Lydia Fielder

Journalism Undergraduate Honors Theses

This study assesses the impact of international reporting on journalists’ physical and mental health. Previous research focuses almost exclusively on the quantitative prevalence of mental health issues in professional journalists. This study advances understanding of qualitative effects of international reporting.

The project is motivated by three research questions: (1) What are the impacts on journalists while abroad? (2) How is daily life back home affected after journalistic work abroad? (3) What resources are available to journalists who are suffering from mental health impacts? To examine these questions, the research culminates in a three-part documentary film.

Using in-depth interviews with a …

On The Record: The Power Of Women's Ideas In The Changing Media Industry, Jacqueline Homan

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

I am publishing a book, titled On the Record: Notes from 20 Powerful Women in Journalism, and a corresponding website, ontherecordbook.squarespace.com, aimed at high school and college students who want to learn about and make a difference in journalism and digital media. The book and website consist of interviews with women in those fields with a focus on ideas — how they’re generated, how they become successful and how they shape the changing industry, with additional resources and information for students. The book will be self-published, printed and distributed to high schools and libraries in the Syracuse area, and …

Misrepresented And Unheard: The "Latino Rebels", Blanca V. Guzman

Pell Scholars and Senior Theses

In today’s political climate, immigration, undocumented immigrants, and the Latinx identity have been pushed to the forefront of the news cycle, political campaigns, and social justice movements. The social justice movement associated with the undocumented will be explored through one alternative news source, "Latino Rebels." Through close textual analysis, it will become evident how "Latino Rebels" holds these identities of Latinx, undocumented, and immigrant very close to its own voice, and often amplifies a clear message for awareness and policy change, which goes beyond the traditional scope of objectivity in reporting.

Political Journalists Tweet About The Final 2016 Presidential Debate, Hannah Hopper

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Past research shows that journalists are gatekeepers to information the public seeks. Using the gatekeeping and agenda-setting theory, this study used a content analysis of tweets from political journalists during the final 2016 presidential debate to examine social media usage in efforts to convey information to followers and whether social media has allowed for journalists to present a more transparent view of candidates to the public. This study used feminist political theory to further analyze whether the tweets from political journalists portrayed Hillary Clinton, the female candidate, with stereotypical “female” traits, such as more emotional and more trustworthy. Applying these …

Comm-Entary, Spring 2018 - Full Issue

Comm-entary

In this issue:

Art Therapy and Virtues Between the Young and Old by Ellen Gibbs

Representation in Media – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly by Hiwalani Kapanui

EDM: Spirituality in Sound by Abigail Lehner

Local Reactions, Revolutionary Implications: The Stamp Act Rebellion in Portsmouth, New Hampshire as a Precursor to American Independenceby Charlotte Harris

“Playing” to God: An Analysis of Video Games through the Lens of Religion by Jason Paul

Protest Policing and the Privatization of Surveillance by Jenna Ward

The Importance of Overall Structure in Conducting a Medical Encounterby Lindsey Hall

A Tropic Understanding of …

Spartan Daily, May 1, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 38

Seeking Representations Of Afrocentric Beauty: A Comparative Content Analysis Of Advertisements In Essence Magazine, Roy Phillips Jr.

Journalism Undergraduate Honors Theses

This comparative content analysis will investigate how African American women are depicted in Essence magazine advertisements and seeks to answer the research question: Are the characteristics of advertisements in Essence magazines significantly different when under complete corporate ownership compared to being under primarily African American ownership? The specific goal is to examine the extent to which Afrocentric or Eurocentric depictions are being reinforced, if at all, and to observe if depictions of African American women are shifting or are immobile. To do this, the study will compare advertisements in Essence magazines in 2001, when the magazine was 51 percent Black-owned, …

Talking Stories: An Analysis Of Haolewood's Attempts To Tell Hawai'i'S Stories Through Movie Trailers, Pono R. Suganuma

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

This study investigated how Native Hawaiians and Hawai'i are represented by the media, specifically in movies and their accompanying trailers. Thirty movie trailers from movies released between 1939 and 2016 were analyzed. These movies represented the various movie genres of romantic comedy, thriller, war, animation, drama, historical, and more. The aim of the study was to compile evidence of various themes such as stereotyping, white-washing and language pronunciation within movie trailers in order to validate or extend conceptually the theoretical framework or theory about the lack of accurate representation of Native Hawaiians. This is a feasibility study that could help …

The Cowl - V.82 - N.23 - Apr 26, 2018

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 82, Number 23 - April 26, 2018. 24 pages.

Spartan Daily, April 26, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 37

Spartan Daily, April 25, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 36

Prospectus, April 25, 2018, Greg Gancarz, Kaiden Pope, David Saveanu, Evyjo M. Compton

Prospectus 2018

LIBRARY HOSTS POETRY READING OUTSIDE LIBRARY FOR FIRST TIME; Meet the Staff: Kaiden Pope; Giertz Gallery holds student juried exhibition; Champaign celebrates 20th annual Ebertfest; Summer fun awaits in Illinois

Spartan Daily, April 24, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 35

The Prospector, April 24, 2018, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Arts and Entertainment Issue: Creating a Space for Creatives

Chimes: April 20, 2018, Calvin College

Chimes

McKibben speaks on climate change at FFW by Yolanda Chow

Revised vision statement reflects community feedback by Josh Parks

Gender-neutral bathroom plan implemented by Samantha Ballast

Students host Calvin's first dance marathon by Dana Drosdick

BANFF Mountains Film Festival climbs into the CFAC by Blake Staat

Raw emotions by Calvin Yurko

Co-founder of AJS presents on efforts to end police corruption in Honduras by Ben Demaso

We should value Calvin's diverse student leadership by Dana Drosdick

Let's talk about the F-word: fundamentalism by Connor Veenstra

Spartan Daily, April 19, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 34

The Cowl - V.82 - N.22 - Apr 19, 2018

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 82, Number 22 - April 19, 2018. 28 pages.