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The Weight Of Words: A Content Analysis Of Rhetoric In Online News Articles Reporting On Sex Crimes, Julie Snell

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to examine the rhetoric that is used in online news articles about sexual assault to see if discriminatory language is prevalent when reporting on different races. A content analysis of 100 online news articles was conducted to answer two research questions: 1) In what ways, if any, does the media use discriminatory rhetoric in online news articles when reporting on sexual assault offenders who are, or appear to be, racial minorities? 2) In what ways, if any, does the media use discriminatory rhetoric in online news articles when reporting on sexual assault victims who …

09-03-2019 Swosu Criminal Justice Student Attends Oklahoma Summer Policy Institute, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2019

Alberto Manzano, a Clinton senior at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford majoring in criminal justice, recently attended the 2019 Oklahoma Summer Policy Institute held in Tulsa.

The Daily Gamecock, Monday, August 26, 2019, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

August

No abstract provided.

08-14-2019 Bates & Martinez Named Bill & Elois Muncy Scholars At Swosu, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2019

Southwestern Oklahoma State University students Jaycie Bates and Julissa Martinez, both of Geary, have been named the 2019-2020 Bill & Elois Muncy Scholars by the SWOSU Foundation, Inc., in Weatherford.

05-01-2019 Swosu Students Finishing Degrees Following Spring Semester, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2019

Approximately 645 students from Southwestern Oklahoma State University at Weatherford and Sayre are expected to complete requirements for associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degrees after the 2019 spring semester.

Do You Trust Me(Dia)?: How Students Perceive And Identify Fake News, Kamari Stewart

Honors College Theses

Social media has become an increasingly popular source of news among young adults. However, with the rise of “fake news,” credibility comes into question and young adults are left on their own to determine which news is real and which is false. Two focus groups were employed in this study to gain a greater understanding of how college students aged 18-24 determine what news to trust on social media and the factors that impacted those decisions. Young adults in that age group trust news found on social media based on a variety of factors including the person that is sharing …

The Daily Gamecock, Commencement Issue 2019, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

April

No abstract provided.

The Prospector, April 2, 2019, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Beto 2020

The Daily Gamecock, Monday, March 25, 2019, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

March

No abstract provided.

Framing Effects On Fear Of Terrorism And Willingness To Sacrifice Civil Liberties, Ellory Ruth Dabbs

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this research was to determine whether differences in the way the media frames an act of violence leads to different reactions by consumers. In particular, it was hypothesized that the ideology and race of the perpetrator would lead to differences in perceptions of whether or not the attack was terrorism. A vignette-style experiment was performed using respondents recruited via MTurk. Four versions of the vignette were evenly distributed to 441 respondents, changing whether the frame contained a photo, the ideology, and the name of the perpetrator. Using measures of fear from this data it was then investigated …

The Prospector, December 4, 2018, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Graduation Issue

The Daily Gamecock, Monday, November 19, 2018, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

November

No abstract provided.

The Daily Gamecock, Monday, November 5, 2018, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

November

No abstract provided.

The Prospector, October 30, 2018, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Halloween Issue: Dia de los Muertos

The Daily Gamecock, Thursday, October 4, 2018, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

October

No abstract provided.

The Prospector, September 18, 2018, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Career Issue

The Prospector, September 11, 2018, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: UTEP Receives Grant to Combat Sexual Violence

Yet Another Ferguson Effect: An Exploratory Content Analysis Of News Stories On Police Brutality And Deadly Force Before And After The Killing Of Michael Brown, Carl Root

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This research examined the police-media relationship through an exploratory content analysis of news articles indexed as police brutality and/or deadly force published in six newspapers (The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Denver Post and USA Today) between August 9th, 2013 and August 9th, 2015. This timeframe was selected in order to determine whether significant differences exist between articles published in the year before the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9th, 2014 compared to those published in the year afterward. Specifically, this research examined whether and how news stories pre and …

Assailants Or Saints?: Racial, Ethnic, And Gender Depictions On A Social Media Based City News Website, Thomas R. Hochschild Jr., Lorna Alvarez-Rivera, Rikki Hightower, Alison Zeaser, Taylor Prain, Ra'shone Lewis

The Journal of Public and Professional Sociology

A large literature indicates that Black males are overrepresented as criminals in traditional newspapers and broadcast news. However, little scholarly attention has been paid to online-only city newspapers. The authors conducted a content analysis of a social media based city news website in a Southeastern state. Multiple coders assessed 8,142 stories that ran over the course of three years and found that, in line with previous research, Black males were disproportionately portrayed as criminals, were more likely to have mugshots accompanying their stories, and were more likely to have their race mentioned in the text of the story than any …

The Daily Gamecock, Commencement Issue 2018, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

April

No abstract provided.

The Prospector, April 24, 2018, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

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

The Daily Gamecock, Monday, April 2, 2018, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

April

No abstract provided.

Contact Point, Arthur A. Dugoni School Of Dentistry

Contact Point

No abstract provided.

The Daily Gamecock, Monday, March 26, 2018, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

March

No abstract provided.

Criminal Justice And Criminology News, Georgia Southern University

Criminal Justice & Criminology: News & Publications (2012-2023)

• GS Professor Receives Fulbright Foreign Scholarship

Criminal Justice And Criminology News, Georgia Southern University

Criminal Justice & Criminology: News & Publications (2012-2023)

• Upcoming books by Dr. Chad Posick

Media Analysis Of City-Wide Local News Portrayals Of Youth Criminality: Worcester, Massachusetts, Andrea Boffice

Sustainability and Social Justice

This study consists of a comprehensive media analysis of local news in Worcester, Massachusetts that explores portrayals of youth criminality of an entire city’s local media landscape. It examines how local media portrayal of youth is primarily dominated by coverage of youth crime and youth victimization. As our nation is questioning our trust and reliability in ever-changing news, this study asks whether our local news, with the new platforms that are emerging, have been compromised in providing a fair portrayal of youth. Particularly, whether it fairly portrays Black and Latinx youth in representations of criminality proportional to crime occurring. During …

The Daily Gamecock, Thursday, March 1, 2018, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

March

No abstract provided.

The Prospector, February 6, 2018, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Removing the Stigma

The Prospector, January 30, 2018, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Students Can Report Crimes Anonymously Through Maps Initiative