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Understanding Involuntary Job Loss Among Former Newspaper Staff Photographers, Ryan K. Morris

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study examines former newspaper photographers' experience with being laid-off from their staff positions. The purpose was to identify emerging themes within the context of involuntary job loss, job satisfaction, and occupational identity via interviews with 8 photojournalists who experienced the phenomenon of being laid-off. The newspaper industry has long been considered both the starting point for young and aspiring photojournalism careers and the most consistent and stable venue for an income. Yet recent changes in the media landscape, particularly economic stress on traditional business models and rapid adoption of digital technology sway the occupational future of photojournalism within newsrooms. …

Jour 3300: Survey Of Advertising (Syllabus), R. Spielberger

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Exploration of creative function of advertising; emphasis on role of media.

Jour 3324: Advertising Copy Writing & Layout (Syllabus), R. Spielberger

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Principles of advertising psychology in relation to proven techniques for writing effective copy, approximately half of the course devoted to practice in writing copy and preparing rough layouts. One lecture/four laboratory hours.

Jour 4801: Social Media/Mass Communication (Syllabus), Carrie Brown-Smith

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: This course will introduce you to the basics of using social media in strategic ways as reporter and/or as a public relations or advertising professional. It will help you develop an understanding of the many changes rocking the media landscape and build the skills you will need in today’s media careers. Social media is altering how journalists and public relations professionals do their jobs and how we communicate in a Web 2.0 world. We will be using blogs, Facebook, Foursquare, RSS feeds, Twitter, widgets, mapping, and many other Web 2.0 tools to produce and curate content and interact …

Jour 7075/8075: Mass Communication Research Methods (Syllabus), Rick Fischer

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Familiarization with content analysis, survey research, data analysis, and field studies as practiced by reporters, editors, and public relations decision makers; modern research techniques and class project using computer analysis.

Jour 7330: Social Media Theory & Practice (Syllabus), Carrie Brown-Smith

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: This course will combine theory and practice to help you develop your understanding of the many changes rocking the media landscape and build the skills you will need to join the fray. Social media is altering how journalists, advertisers and public relations professionals do their jobs and how we communicate in a Web 2.0 world. You will read research and theory by some of the most formative thinkers in our field examining the impact of social and new media, and then you will apply these core concepts to your real-world use of digital tools. We will be actively …

Jour 3300: Survey Of Advertising (Syllabus), R. Spielberger

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Exploration of creative function of advertising; emphasis on role of media.

Jour 3300: Survey Of Advertising (Syllabus), R. Spielberger

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Exploration of creative function of advertising; emphasis on role of media.

Jour 3324: Advertising Copywriting/Layout (Syllabus), R. Spielberger

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Principles of advertising psychology in relation to proven techniques for writing effective copy, approximately half of the course devoted to practice in writing copy and preparing rough layouts. One lecture/four laboratory hours.

Jour 7075: Mass Communication Research Methods (Syllabus), Rick Fischer

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Familiarization with content analysis, survey research, data analysis, and field studies as practiced by reporters, editors, and public relations decision makers; modern research techniques and class project using computer analysis.

Jour 7330: Social Media Theory & Practice (Syllabus), Carrie Brown-Smith

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: This course will combine theory and practice to help you develop your understanding of the many changes rocking the media landscape and build the skills you will need to join the fray. Social media is altering how journalists, advertisers and public relations professionals do their jobs and how we communicate in a Web 2.0 world. You will read research and theory by some of the most formative thinkers in our field examining the impact of social and new media, and then you will apply these core concepts to your real-world use of digital tools. We will be actively …

Jour 7450/8450: Public Relations Management (Syllabus), Rick Fischer

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Development and management of public relations practice, department, or consultancy through study of planning and decision-making techniques; aspects of public relations practice that differ significantly from other enterprises; development of proposals and presentations; and management of financial and human resources.

Rtbs: Your Audio Companion, 3am, Cori Schwabe, Casey Mattison, Kathryn Kawa, Allea Grummert, Nick Holle, Gabbi Silke, Derrick Sloan, Brittany Guindon, Amanda Hinrichs

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Student Advertising Projects

Radio Talking Book Service, a non-profit organization that assists the visually impaired by providing a free radio reading service, came to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a challenge: increase brand and service awareness throughout Nebraska.

We began by conducting both secondary and primary research, developing key insights and examining all possible target audiences. We investigated the day-to-day life of the visually impaired, learning that many who have experienced vision loss suffer from decreasing independence and increasing feelings of loneliness. Our primary research revealed that these individuals turn first to eye care professionals, resource organizations for the visually impaired and residential …

Lesson Not Learned: Deepwater Horizon Research And Media Coverage Exposes Gaps In Knowledge And Risky Protocol Within The Oil Industry, Lauren Haller

Honors Theses

An insatiable thirst for oil has led poorly coordinated, risk-prone megasystems deeper into the ocean in search of new oil reserves. Profit-driven agendas at the corporate level have a top-down effect within these megasystems. Cost-cutting and risk-downplaying leaves the field employees unprepared to handle emergencies. A series of costly mistakes led to the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which caused extensive damage to an already fragile ecosystem in the Gulf of Mexico. The wealth and political influence of the oil industry overpowers lax regulatory agencies and legislation-even though media and research has exposed frustrating parallels between the Deepwater Horizon …

Spartan Daily December 8, 2011, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 137, Issue 53

Spartan Daily December 7, 2011, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 137, Issue 52

Spartan Daily December 6, 2011, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 137, Issue 51

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 87, No. 26, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Stephens, Brad. ESPN: WKU Did Everything They Could for Bowl – Football
• Koch, Cameron. Student Group Helps Kelly Autism Program - $100 Solution
• Koch, Cameron. WKU Students Go to Class with Incarcerated Persons
• Justice, Maciena. Local Gift Shop Supports Kentucky – Meo’s Collection
• Burton, Cooper. A Thousand Words – Michael Caporale
• Bratcher, Nick. WKU Works to Control Spam Emails Students Receive – Information Technology
• Hayden, Natalie. WKU & Housing Authority Receive $200,000 Grant – Family Resource Program
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Big Red’s Christmas
• Our Gifts to You …

Spartan Daily December 5, 2011, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 137, Issue 50

A Matter Of Seconds: An Interpretive Study On Media Reporting Of Life-Threatened Children, James M. Kavanaugh

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Theses

Based on the premise that journalists and media systems have an ethical responsibility to report on the issue of child mortality, this interpretive study examines the question of how they can do so effectively, with the possibility of inspiring generous action among their audiences. The study compares results from human science research on charitable giving to distant victims, with a set of interviews involving a diverse group of media specialists. In conclusion, while the media staff of nonprofit organizations, compared to journalists, tend to be more aware of social research related to charitable giving, as well as more comfortable with …

Spartan Daily December 1, 2011, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 137, Issue 49

Greeted Like Liberators: Media, Metaphor, And Myth In The Rhetorical Construction Of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Charles Franklin Bisbee

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Theses

Journalistic performance in covering the presidential argument to undertake Operation Iraqi Freedom drew almost instantaneous criticism from within the profession. The general line of criticism held that journalists failed a “watchdog” standard of applying scrutiny to the rhetoric of public officials in terms of fact-based and legitimate argumentation. Alleged causes, in the case of Operation Iraqi Freedom, are usually rooted in al-Qaeda’s September 11, 2001 terroristic attacks inside the United States. Some critics submitted that post-attack journalistic “patriotism” granted President George W. Bush an overly-generous benefit of doubt in framing an American response. Others faulted journalistic norms. But the criticism …

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.WSU goes to Washington to meet our D.C. Alumni.

Filming For Change: The Art Of Influencing Public Policy Through Documentary Filmmaking, Robert J. Griffith

Journalism

Documentary filmmaking is a very useful tool for bringing an issue to public attention and pushing for political action and policy change on that issue. This form of documentary filmmaking, Filming for Change, has been employed successfully and unsuccessfully by many different filmmakers. There are a few keys to making a successful documentary when Filming for Change, and the first is to appeal to the correct demographic. Those who have the political power to influence policy will tend to be white, male, and between 35 and 64 years of age. These people do not like propaganda or a slanted film. …

The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 11 - Dec 1, 2011

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 76 - Number 11 - December 1, 2011. 40 pages.

The Prospector, December 1, 2011, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Good Luck Graduating Miners

The Information Battlefield: Al-Qaeda's Use Of Advanced Media Technologies For Framed Messaging, Jessica Marie Martin

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Through a descriptive and qualitative content analysis of Al-Qaeda videos from 2001 to 2010, this thesis describes how the organization's video production has undergone a surge in production quality by using modern technology and skilled recruits. This thesis also provides background on the Islamic culture and the history of Al-Qaeda in order to put into perspective the goals of the organization's framed messages that are incorporated into their videos. The study also draws on parallels of propaganda use throughout history to highlight how regimes from all over the world understand the importance of communication during a time of war.

Spartan Daily November 30, 2011, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 137, Issue 48

Prospectus, November 30, 2011, Alisha Kirkley, Tyler Cravens, Jacob Kuppler, Buster Bytes, Spencer Brown, Josh Grube

Prospectus 2011

A GUIDE TO SIGNING UP FOR CLASSES, Shoppers, Stores Go Mobile This Holiday Season, The Legacy of Eight Years of War, Veterans Returning to College Face Unique Challenges, Q & A With Parkland's Student President, Students Prepare for Return to Seasonal Work, A Close Look at the Kindle and Nook, Weird Weather and the New Climate Reality, The High Price of Data Breaches, Cobras Women's Basketball Start Season Strong, Album Review: Twin Atlantic's "Free," Ugly Sweater Snowdown: A Toys for Tots Benefit, Parkland Pops to Perform "Summer in Winter" Concert, Holiday Music Concert by Parkland Wind Ensemble

The Legacy, November 30, 2011, Lindenwood University

The Legacy (2007-2018)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood University