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The Prospector, September 5, 2014, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: The Centennial Issue: A Century of Impact

Spartan Daily, September 4, 2014, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 143, Issue 4

The Guardian, September 3, 2014, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twelve page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

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. The cover theme is: Great Walls Come Down: Students discover selves & others on travel study.

Spartan Daily, August 27, 2014, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 143, Issue 2

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Harney, LaShana & Trey Crumbie. A New Kind of Animal – Downing University Center
• Crumbie, Trey. Graves-Gilbert Clinic & WKU Partnershipe Begins – Student Health Services
• Pettway, Shantel. Students Gear Up for New Year
• Crumbie, Trey. In Case You Missed It – John All, Lynette Breedlove, Jace Lux, Cooperative Center for Study Abroad, Tiffany Robinson, Roundabouts, 1355 Kentucky Street Apartments
• Little, Emily. Editorial Cartoon Nobody Wants to Save the World With Me – Big Red, Sustainability
• Big Red Is Going Green. Why Aren’t You?
• Ossello, Dominic. WKU Police Captain’s …

Japan And The U.S.: Two Free Nations, Two Versions Of Free Press, Eliza Koch

Journal of Undergraduate Research at Minnesota State University, Mankato

The media are important in a democracy; they provide a means of communication between the government and its constituents. They also serve as a fourth branch to check the country’s government. Although these two nations have different histories there are many similarities in the media systems. This presentation examines the media and politics in two separate democratic nations, Japan and the United States. Despite their different historical and cultural backgrounds, they have similarities. Both nations have free press, but there are cases when both governmental systems have attempted to censure their media in one form or another. This presentation delves …

Consumer Perceptions And Knowledge Of Genetically Modified Organisms In Belgium: A Case Study Of The Potato Event, Maggie Jo Pruitt

Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology Undergraduate Honors Theses

It is widely known that Europeans have the strongest resistance to genetically modified organisms (GMO). Despite biotechnology advancements in the United States and other countries, European Union (EU) policymakers continue to argue over market-driven GMO regulations. Because humans depend on agriculture for survival, they tend to be concerned with the fundamental risk of combining agricultural production and scientific/technological advancements. In 2011, scientists at a large research institution in Belgium planted a field trial of GM potatoes (during this time GM foods were not in the market). On May 29, an activist group arrived at the field and uprooted the potatoes. …

The Threat Of Terrorism And The Changing Public Discourse On Immigration After September 11, Joshua Woods, C. Damien Arthur

Political Science Faculty Research

This article uses articles from the opinion-leading press to investigate how the news media's repertoire of negative portrayals changed after the September 11 terrorist attacks. It is based on a systematic random sample of 360 articles from two, opinion-leading newspapers---one known for its liberal slant (New York Times) and one known for its conservative slant (Wall Street Journal). The sample is drawn from a large population of articles published over a six-year period (1998-2004). The findings show that the percentage of negative frames involving not only terrorism but also other non-terrorist threats increased significantly after September 11. The elevated frequency …

The Prospector, July 15, 2014, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Voiceless and Undocumented

The Prospector, July 8, 2014, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Call for Action

Ua77/1 Wku Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

WKU's alumni magazine. Contents:

• Ransdell, Gary. President’s Letter
• Downing University Center
• All 4 WKU Nominees Recognized by Goldwater Scholarship Program
• Michael McClellan Named Diplomat-in-Residence at WKU
• WKU Meteorology Major Awarded Internship with NASA Program – Victoria Hampton
• WKU Youth in Government Chapter Honored at National Assembly
• WKU Ties for 2^nd in Overall Hearst Competition
• WKU Earns Tree Campus USA Recognition for 4^th Straight Year
• WKU Forensics Team Sweeps Major Championships
• 2013 Talisman Wins Gold Crown
• Record 6 WKU Students Awarded Critical Language Scholarships
• Gift Supports Nursing & Honors Life of Bowling Green Nurse – Helen Turner
• Farhad Ashrafzadeh …

Playing On The Periphery: Metagaming And Transgressive Play, Patrick S. Love

Open Access Theses

Gaming and play exist in connection to forces outside of the game systems themselves. Together, all these intersecting forces make up a meta game that informs and enables variance in play as well as creates barriers to entering play. This thesis fleshes out the framework of a metagame and shows how players can take a metagame perspective to transform, transcend, or even transgress barriers. This thesis discusses sources of metagaming and encompasses examples from video and traditional games.

Selling "Kawaii" In Advertising: Testing Cross-Cultural Perceptions Of Kawaii Appeals, Tao Deng

Master's Theses (2009 -)

"Kawaii" (cute) culture has become a major global consumer culture. Advertisers in Asia have adopted kawaii appeals to attract attention and promote product images. From a cultural value perspective, this literature review proposes that culture not only affects ad content and appeal, but also influences consumer attitude and ad effects. While kawaii appeals are culturally specified, the effects of those appeals across distinct cultures might be systemically predictable. Today, the concept of kawaii and its effects still remains vague to Western academia. This thesis provides a deeper understanding of kawaii examining the rich origin of kawaii culture in Japan and …

"Warning: This Is A Must Read": Participation And Disruption In Social Artifacts And Spaces, Angela M. Harrison Eng

English Theses & Dissertations

As I show in three separate case studies, content, technology, and participant relationships are key components in the design of social artifacts and spaces. One study highlights the invention and evolution of content across multiple spaces. The second shows content used as leverage for authority. The last case study examines the relationship between content and technological interfaces and how disruption may not always be successful.

All of these components make up what I refer to as disruption. Disruption describes participant acts that are executed to change existing power-based structures of information sharing. Using the insights gained from this research, I …

The Prospector, June 17, 2014, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: El Paso Needs to Become Bike-Friendly

Black And Blue And Read All Over: News Framing And The Coverage Of Crime, Kalistah Quilla Cosand

Dissertations and Theses

This study explores the representation of crime in the news in relation to expressed emotion and intention for future action. Episodic and thematic framing (Iyengar, 1991) and narrative processing (Singer & Bluck, 2001) served as the theoretical foundations of this study and helped examine how scripted news stories involving crime influence levels of fear, anger, and empathy in individuals, and how these emotions subsequently affect behaviors. To measure these framing effects, an experimental manipulation was employed using three conceptually different news stories all involving gun-related crimes. One news story utilized an episodic format, while the other two stories used a …

The New York Times Influence On Stem Cell Research, Elizabeth Huntley Hamilton

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

Stern cells are regarded as holding the secrets to disease eradication and alleviation, longevity, and genetic modification. In the not too distant past, it was considered a futuristic concept meant for the generations to come. Now, in 2014, stern cells are being used in practices for a wide variety of once incurable ailments. The history of stern cells is one of amazing discovery, controversy, and political setbacks. Throughout its exciting journey, print newspapers have provided all the information to its readers, and the potential of stern cells gained popular approval for its research.

Message Framing In Political Advocacy Campaigns: A Media Study Of The 2014 Scottish Referendum For Independence From The United Kingdom, Christine Willette Todd

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

Message framing is considered to be an important aspect in delivering a simplified and unified message in public relations. The use of media in political advocacy messaging is often the greatest influence in affecting voter interpretations and perceptions. According to several researchers (Hallahan, 1999; Putnam & Majia, 1992; Entman, 1993), message framing is used by various organizations to simplify complex ideas or gain emotional currency in political advocacy campaigns.

The present study seeks to identify the main framed messages that are currently being implemented in two political advocacy campaigns in the United Kingdom as conveyed by the UK news media. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 54, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Crumbie, Trey. Almost There – Downing University Center
• Williams, Joanna. Campus Undergoes Culture Shift with Downing University Center Renovation
• Harrison, Taylor. Challenges Loom with Student Health Services Privatization
• Prochazka, Tyler. Kentucky Retains Majority of Gatton Academy of Mathematics & Science Graduates Due to Financial Barriers
• Conniff, Ben. Spiderman Swings & Misses in New Sequel – Movies
• Pait, Ryan. 10 TV Episodes to Help You Not Do Anything – Television
• Allen, Whitney. Shave to Save Hosted in Honor of Greek Brother – Farmhouse Fraternity, Chris Hancock, Charity
• Rogers, Shelby. Circus …

Ua12/2/1 2014 Graduation Special Section, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special graduation edition of the College Heights Herald.

• Keyana Boka - Student Government Association
• Joanna Williams - College Heights Herald
• Paige Freeman - Spirit Masters
• Katie Honadle - Talisman
• Gary Ransdell
• Yulizza Henao Barragan – Latin American Students
• Then & Now - 2010, 2014

Spartan Daily, May 7, 2014, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 142, Issue 39

Spartan Daily, May 6, 2014, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 142, Issue 38

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 53, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Burton, Kristina. WKU Costume Shop Brings Theatre to Life – Theatre & Dance
• Burton, Kristina. Center Stage – Theatre & Dance
• Lawson, Anna. Blind Student Finds Comfort on the Hill – Sam Moore
• Prochazka, Tyler. U.S. Department of Agriculture Grant Funds Agriculture Department Research on Food Safety
• Marsupial Awards
• Hunton, Ryan. Spiritual Health Means Finding Your Purpose
• Boyd, Kayla. Film Festival Returns to WKU – Journalism & Broadcasting
• Corum, John. Vice President Assistant to Retire – Judith Wimpee – Facilities & Campus Services
• Clark, Mike. Learning from the Best …

The Prospector, May 6, 2014, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Graduation Issue Celebrating UTEP's 100th Anniversary

Flaws In The Federal Communications Commission, Sally Kay Mcpherson

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

Revolutionizing The Revolution: An Examination Of Social Media's Role In The Egyptian Arab Spring, Needa A. Malik

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

By asserting that no revolution occurs singularly, I propose that revolutions occur in a multiplicity. Within the framework of the Arab Spring Revolutions, another revolution has been occurring concurrently: a social media revolution. This revolution is taking place in the digital, social media age. It is a revolution that has been tweeted, facebooked, recorded, documented and shared instantaneously on platforms that obeys few lines of political sovereignty. Revolution and political action can now truly be shown from the perspective of the common citizen. Activists have discovered a greater platform for their voices to be distributed and causes promoted. The Arab …

Virtual Rebel Website: A Strategy To Increase User Engagement Through Bounce Rate Analysis, Michael Vendivel

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

In a media environment that increasingly demands captivating content on a website, user engagement becomes a critical factor in the strategy of maintaining user interest. Research based on website analytics has shown that decreasing the Bounce Rate increased the time a web user spends on a website, entailing higher user engagement. Bounce Rate is the ratio of single-page visits on a website divided by the total number of visits, and it is used primarily used to quantify user interest. By examining the analytics and design of the student-run news siteVirtual Rebel, produced by the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and …

Attributions And Coping Behaviors Communicated Among Bullied Students: An Analysis Of Bullying Blogs, Carly Marie Danielson

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Student bullying is a growing and damaging problem in society today. This study investigates the role of bullied students' attributions and coping strategies through Heider's (1958) attribution theory (AT) and Crick and Dodge's (1994) social information processing model (SIP). Rich data are obtained from bullying blogs that showcase how bullied individuals make sense of their experiences online. The important findings that emerge from this investigation relate to similarities in men's and women's attributions and differences in their coping strategies and resources to manage victimization. Additionally, both men and women experienced similar negative outcomes with particular coping strategies and resources, suggesting …

Presidential Epideictic Rhetoric During Times Of Crisis: Barack Obama's "9/11" Moment, Michael Eisenstadt

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Epideictic or ceremonial rhetoric, in its most basic and essential function, praises or blames an object. Ceremonial speakers seek to articulate why those particular objects are worthy of honor or the reverse. In the unfortunate event of a national tragedy, citizens may be confused or troubled, presenting the need for clarification and reassurance. Often times, concrete political solutions do not satisfy these needs because they do not explain what has occurred in terms the public can understand and proceed from. Presidents often inject memories of the past into public address to define these troubling situations in ways that broad, national …