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Cultivating And Reporting Of Campus Threats, Louis K. Falk, Douglas Stoves, Audrey W. Falk, Hilda Silva
Cultivating And Reporting Of Campus Threats, Louis K. Falk, Douglas Stoves, Audrey W. Falk, Hilda Silva
Communication Faculty Publications and Presentations
The consumption of media has been established as one of the elements responsible for changing the general population’s perceptions. Specifically, cultivation theory (depending on the amount of media use) points to an enhanced representation of a characterization conveyed through the media. This depiction has the potential to create an inaccurate portrayal (stereotype) leading to an increased level of anxiety. The proliferation of reported incidents (real or perceived) associated with mass shootings in the U.S. over the last 20 years is an example. This paper traces the relatively recent coverage of mass shootings in the U.S. by the media and the …
Rheumatology Clinicians’ Perceptions Of Telerheumatology Within The Veterans Health Administration: A National Survey Study, Rachel Matsumoto, Bryant R. England, Ginnifer L. Mastarone, J. Steuart Richards, Elizabeth Chang, Patrick R. Wood, Jennifer Barton
Rheumatology Clinicians’ Perceptions Of Telerheumatology Within The Veterans Health Administration: A National Survey Study, Rachel Matsumoto, Bryant R. England, Ginnifer L. Mastarone, J. Steuart Richards, Elizabeth Chang, Patrick R. Wood, Jennifer Barton
Communication Faculty Publications and Presentations
Introduction: The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VA) Strategic Plan (Fiscal Year 2018–2024) identified four priorities for care including easy access, timely and integrated care, accountability, and modernization, all of which can be directly or indirectly impacted by telemedicine technologies. These strategic goals, coupled with an anticipated rheumatology workforce shortage, has created a need for additional care delivery methods such as clinical video telehealth application to rheumatology (ie, telerheumatology). Rheumatology clinician perceptions of clinical usefulness telerheumatology have received limited attention in the past. The present study aimed to evaluate rheumatologists’ perceptions of and experiences with telemedicine, generally, and …
Exploring The Policy Value Of Cable Franchise And Peg Fees, Duncan Stewart, Lee Shaker
Exploring The Policy Value Of Cable Franchise And Peg Fees, Duncan Stewart, Lee Shaker
Communication Faculty Publications and Presentations
Subscribers to cable television typically pay Franchise and Public–Educational– Governmental (PEG) Fees. Ostensibly, these monthly fees exist to compensate communities for the private use of public goods and to bolster the marketplace of ideas. Little empirical research, however, assesses the utility of these fees as policy mechanisms. In this article, we track the existence and dispensation of the fees in the 20 largest American cities by examining their recent annual budgets. This provides a foundation to consider the fees’ contributions in the context of ongoing legal challenges to their existence and the increase of digital television services beyond their purview.