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News Literacy And A Civics Model For Journalism Education, Jennifer Fleming Aug 2017

News Literacy And A Civics Model For Journalism Education, Jennifer Fleming

First Global News Literacy Conference

News literacy is a relative newcomer to media literacy education even though instruction on teaching students how to access, analyze, evaluate, and, in some cases, create news media messages has been part of media literacy research and practice for decades. What is new is the label news literacy—a label that emerged in American journalism education circles in 2006 and media literacy education communities shortly thereafter. RobbGrieco and Hobbs (2012) identify two news literacy paradigms: Global and American. Global news literacy programs encourage macro-level inquiry of news issues—issues such as ownership, ideologies, and institutions that many argue negatively influence news production …


Resistance (?) Gis (?), Jim Thatcher May 2017

Resistance (?) Gis (?), Jim Thatcher

Resistance GIS

Jim Thatcher is an Assistant Professor of Urban Studies at the University of Washington Tacoma. His research examines relationships between extremely large geospatial data sets and the creation and analysis of those data sets and society, with a focus on how data has come to mediate, saturate, and sustain modern urban environments. Often referred to as Critical Data Studies or Digital Political Ecologies, Jim’s work has been featured in media outlets including NPR and The Atlantic. His first edited volume, Thinking Big Data In Geography: New Regimes, New Research, is forthcoming from University of Nebraska Press.


Coolhunting: Marketing Tools & Techniques, Lillian Fuhrman Apr 2017

Coolhunting: Marketing Tools & Techniques, Lillian Fuhrman

Scholarly and Creative Works Conference (2015 - 2021)

Technology and the rise of mass media has made marketing and connecting with consumers more valuable than ever before. In order to reach consumers, many companies have employed coolhunters to predict trends, identify key influencers, and translate what they observe within subcultures into a tangible product. Coolhunters are individuals that observe different aspects of society, such as fashion, and use what they see to outline what is up and coming in terms of products, ideologies, and attitudes. These trend observations can then be used by companies in a multitude of ways; to develop products, to guide brand expansion, to develop …


The Flaws Of Deterrence Theory, Hunter Oneal Cooley Apr 2017

The Flaws Of Deterrence Theory, Hunter Oneal Cooley

Georgia College Student Research Events

In my paper, I discuss the means of the deterrence theory, and argue against its original intent and how in my views it is a failed and flawed theory. I discuss the notion of inherent “evil” in people, and how that the deterrence theory cannot simply go against and correct something that I argue is inherent in humans. I discuss the inherent trait to commit crime, or simply the evil nature that can lead to crime that I think is inherent in people. I give reasons for the failure and the flaws of the theory, I use one prime example …


Exploring The Growth Of Local Food In Atlanta, Carlos Cisneros Apr 2017

Exploring The Growth Of Local Food In Atlanta, Carlos Cisneros

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

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Military Death And Burial Rituals, Maurice Ynclan Apr 2017

Military Death And Burial Rituals, Maurice Ynclan

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.


The Perception Of Feminism In The Media, Emily Williams, Chandler Cochran, James Turner Mar 2017

The Perception Of Feminism In The Media, Emily Williams, Chandler Cochran, James Turner

Scholars Week

"The Perception of Feminism in the Media" will focus on the role that mass media has played in the growth of feminism as well as how its portrayal on social media and large news outlets has affected how college students perceive the idea and ultimately form an opinion of feminism based upon it.