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User-Generated Opinion: How Reader Reactions And Source Reputation Influence The Effects Of Online News, Stephan Winter, Nicole C. Krämer, Yuhua (Jake) Liang

Communication Faculty Articles and Research

On contemporary online news sites, readers are simultaneously exposed to journalistic articles and social reactions toward these messages. Two online experiments (N = 252) addressed whether negative user reactions can attenuate the persuasive influence of the main article, and whether these effects depend on the reputation of the original source. Results showed a selective consideration of user-generated content: Readers took into account comments with high argument quality and ratings of a credible website but did not follow others’ opinions if the comments merely contained subjective evaluations. On less reputable websites, user reactions were less influential. Findings are discussed with regard …

Making News: Balancing Newsworthiness And Privacy In The Age Of Algorithms, Erin C. Carroll

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

In deciding privacy lawsuits against media defendants, courts have for decades deferred to the media. They have given it wide berth to determine what is newsworthy and so, what is protected under the First Amendment. And in doing so, they have often spoken reverently of the editorial process and journalistic decision-making.

Yet, in just the last several years, news production and consumption has changed dramatically. As we get more of our news from digital and social media sites, the role of information gatekeeper is shifting from journalists to computer engineers, programmers, and app designers. The algorithms that the latter write …

Oprimido, Censurado, Controlado: Authoritarian Censorship Of The Media In Spain Under Franco's Dictatorship, Darby Hennessey

Honors Theses

Francisco Franco is one of the most formidable dictators of the 20th century, and his overwhelming control over the press and other media in Spain during his 36 years as an authoritarian dictator is among the most notable forms of press censorship in history. This thesis examines the various measures Franco's regime took to censor the press and other media platforms (print news, non-news print media and digital media) and explains that, through these measures, Franco's regime fits and even expands the Authoritarian Theory of Mass Communication. This theory has historic and philosophical backgrounds, but by applying the basic principles …

Re Magazine And The Politics Of The Little Magazine, Jesse Webb

Honors Theses

The little magazine played a widely significant role in the political and cultural history of Western civilization. Literary and ephemeral in nature, the little magazine gave birth to Modernism in the early 20th century by publishing the works of little known authors such as William Carlos Williams, Ezra Pound, and T.S. Eliot to name a few. Later, the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States of America recognized the influential role of the little magazine and began funding magazines that spoke to the anti- communist left in Europe and in the Americas at the beginning of the Cold War. While …

Investigating Potential Anti-Catholic Bias In Southern Media, John Cooper Lawton

Honors Theses

This thesis researches newspapers in effort to find anti-Catholic bias particularly in the South. It also studied if the bias had changed over time. The study looked at five categories: Nature of Headline, Presentation of Headline, Supportive Picture or Not, Body Text Content, and Tone of Story. The Tone of Story category refers to the types of sources, which sources are placed where in the article, the location of where harsh and supportive words were placed within the article, and the taste in the mouth the researcher was left with upon completing the article. This category proved to be the …

Slam Dunk: Scoring With Social Media In College Athletics, Callie Mayo

Honors Theses

This thesis will examine the role of social media as a public relations tool in athletics, whether posts are made by an athlete, an athletic department, or an outside source on reputation management. The first chapter will examine current research in how social media is used and monitored in college athletics, as well as the harmful effects it can cause. The next chapter will consist of several interviews with different collegiate athletic departments regarding their policies and training towards social media. The five athletic departments are from the following universities: the University of Georgia, the University at Buffalo, Utah State …

The Limits Of Transparency: Data Brokers And Commodification, Matthew Crain

Publications and Research

In the United States the prevailing public policy approach to mitigating the harms of internet surveillance is grounded in the liberal democratic value of transparency. While a laudable goal, transparency runs up against insurmountable structural constraints within the political economy of commercial surveillance. A case study of the data broker industry reveals the limits of transparency and shows that commodification of personal information is at the root of the power imbalances that transparency-based strategies of consumer empowerment seek to rectify. Despite significant challenges, privacy policy must be more centrally informed by a critical political economy of commercial surveillance.

Jour 4930: Media Internship (Syllabus), Matthew J. Haught

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Work in practical assignments at local media and other communication organizations under supervision of qualified practitioners.

Jour 4700: Media Law (Syllabus), David Arant

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Origin and development of legal principles affecting freedom of expression and provisions of laws of libel, slander, copyright, and other statutes limiting communication in fields of publishing and broadcasting.

Jour 3400: Survey Of Public Relations (Syllabus), Kim Marks

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Development, scope and modern role of public relations; emphasis on problem solving, lectures and application of major public relations tools and practices.

Jour 3421: Public Relations Writing (Syllabus), Kim Marks

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Emphasis on communication tactics; plan, write and produce public relations tools; audience and media selection; print and electronic media. Two lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week.

Jour 3900: Visual Media (Syllabus), Robert Byrd

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Introduction to design software of Photoshop and InDesign; application of fundamental design principles and visual journalism principles; development of publication projects.

Jour 6700: Media Law (Syllabus), David Arant

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Origin and development of legal principles affecting freedom of expression and provisions of laws of libel, slander, copyright, and other statutes limiting communication in fields of publishing and broadcasting.

Jour 7418: Integrated Strategic Management (Syllabus), Sandra H. Utt

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: A discussion of the place of public relations and advertising in organizational management decision making, the need for long-term strategic thinking, and the importance of supporting and contributing to organizational leadership. Will also include discussion of brand equity management and organizational leadership.

Jour 7600: Graduate Media Practicum (Syllabus), Matthew J. Haught

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Work in practical assignments at local media under supervision of qualified practitioners.

Jrsm 1750: Precision Language (Syllabus), Megan E. Mallicoat

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Introduction to grammar and writing style for use in journalism and mass communication; foundations of research and information gathering, media literacy, and plagiarism.

Jour 7418: Integrated Strategic Management (Syllabus), Sandra H. Utt

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: A discussion of the place of public relations and advertising in organizational management decision making, the need for long-term strategic thinking, and the importance of supporting and contributing to organizational leadership. Will also include discussion of brand equity management and organizational leadership.

Jour 4930: Media Internship (Syllabus), Matthew J. Haught

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Work in practical assignments at local media and other communication organizations under supervision of qualified practitioners.

Advr 3300: Survey Of Advertising (Syllabus), Andrea Wiley

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Broad survey of advertising in an economy of abundance and its relationship to marketing. Traditional, non-traditional and social media advertising will be studied. Problems and techniques of planning and coordinating an integrated series of advertising efforts for a successful plan will be discussed.

Jrsm 1700: Survey Of Media (Syllabus), Pamela Denney

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Social background, scope, functions and organization of modern communication media, attention to all major mass communication media; philosophy and goals of modern journalism; impact on governmental, social and economic systems.

Advr 3300: Survey Of Advertising (Syllabus), Joel Nichols

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Broad survey of advertising in an economy of abundance and its relationship to marketing. Traditional, non-traditional and social media advertising will be studied. Problems and techniques of planning and coordinating an integrated series of advertising efforts for a successful plan will be discussed.

Advr 3324: Creative Strategy (Syllabus), Ruoxu Wang

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Principles of advertising psychology in relation to proven techniques for understanding the creative process, including writing effective copy and designing effective advertising. One lecture hour, four laboratory hours per week.

Jour 3120: Reporting (Syllabus), Casey Hilder

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Gathering news using basic journalistic tools and techniques. Writing assignments will take place in lab and field.

Jour 3526: Multimedia Storytelling (Syllabus), Robert Byrd

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Photograph as narrative; see, interpret and capture images that communicate information and have meaning and storytelling power; manipulation of digital media with software for use in broadcast, web and print; ethical problems related to digital manipulation. One lecture hour, four laboratory hours per week.

Jour 3526: Multimedia Storytelling (Syllabus), Jin Yang

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Photograph as narrative; see, interpret and capture images that communicate information and have meaning and storytelling power; manipulation of digital media with software for use in broadcast, web and print; ethical problems related to digital manipulation. One lecture hour, four laboratory hours per week.

Advr 4327: Media Planning (Syllabus), Sandra H. Utt

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Procedures for analyzing the advertising situation, writing advertising and media goals and setting advertising appropriations. Use of a microcomputer program to develop and evaluate optimum advertising media schedules.

Jour 3120: Reporting (Syllabus), Joe Hayden

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Gathering news using basic journalistic tools and techniques. Writing assignments will take place in lab and field.

Jour 3120: Reporting (Syllabus), Pamela Denney

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Gathering news using basic journalistic tools and techniques. Writing assignments will take place in lab and field.

Jour 3130: Feature Writing (Syllabus), Candy Justice

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Advanced practice in writing, publishing feature stories for magazines and newspapers and the Web; finding and developing publishable ideas; freelance techniques; advanced reporting skills; writing techniques with emphasis on leads, endings, description, effective use of anecdotes and quotations; critiques of student work.

Jour 4180: Public Issues Writing/Reporting (Syllabus), Robert Byrd

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Emphasis placed on deadline writing and critiquing of political and public policy news. Encourages familiarity with the methods and insights of political and social science and develops confidence to use those methods and insights in reporting. Encourages use of social media to cover and explain campaigns and policy.