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An Examination Of Trust In News Mediums By College Students: A Comparison Of Egypt And The Usa, Karim Soliman
An Examination Of Trust In News Mediums By College Students: A Comparison Of Egypt And The Usa, Karim Soliman
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Polls have shown a decline in trust in the USA when it comes to trust in Media. This study looks at if trust in news mediums really does matter. The study also compares a sample from USA to Egypt. The study finds that American college students have more trust in traditional news media but use it less than newer forms such as social media. The Egyptian sample has high trust in social media and low trust in traditional news media that are normally under the influence of the Egyptian government. The frame works used are the uses and gratification theory, …
H. L. Loucks And The Dakota Ruralist: Voices Of Reform, Thom Guarnieri
H. L. Loucks And The Dakota Ruralist: Voices Of Reform, Thom Guarnieri
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It is the purpose of this paper, then, to study the impact that H. L. Loucks may have had on three major issues of South Dakota populism already stated: the populist position in the state, the formation of a third party and fusion with the Democrats. Neither major state historian of the period--George Kingsbury nor Doane Robinson--has been kind in his assessment of Loucks and the state's populists. Kingsbury, according to Yale historian Howard R. Lamar, hinted they were "a combination of cranks and demagogues." Robinson has even admitted insinuating that Loucks was a crook--a mistake he …
Aubrey Sherwood Of The De Smet News, Dale Blegen
Aubrey Sherwood Of The De Smet News, Dale Blegen
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The author has selected two major contributions by Sherwood for the focus of this paper--Sherwood 's roles in developing the Dunn interests and the Wilder interests. In order to put those efforts into perspective, the author will review the history of The News and provide a brief biography of Aubrey Sherwood, emphasizing the kind of editor and businessman he was. This will set the stage for the exploring of the relationship between Sherwood and Harvey Dunn and the years Sherwood spent promoting the works of Dunn. The paper also will record the manner in which Sherwood used The News to …
A Study Of The Attitudes Of University Faculty Academic Advisers Toward The Reserve Officers Training Corps On The Campus Of South Dakota State University, Terry Michael Monrad
A Study Of The Attitudes Of University Faculty Academic Advisers Toward The Reserve Officers Training Corps On The Campus Of South Dakota State University, Terry Michael Monrad
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Purpose of this study is to determine the attitudes of university faculty academic advisers at South Dakota State University toward the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC).
News Photography By North Plains Daily Newspapers: A Study Of Editors' Attitudes And Management Practices, Thomas Edward Hodges, Jr.
News Photography By North Plains Daily Newspapers: A Study Of Editors' Attitudes And Management Practices, Thomas Edward Hodges, Jr.
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The purpose of this study is to examine the attitudes and management practices of daily newspaper editors in North and South Dakota toward news photography with the hope of identifying a relationship between those attitudes and practices and the manner in which those newspapers use news photographs.
An Examination Of High School Photography Classes Offered As Part Of The Regular Curriculum In Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, And Wyoming, Jeff Stingley
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The purpose of this study was to examine schools within a five-state area that offer photography courses as part of the regular curriculum. Specific areas investigated were photography courses offered, length of classes, number of classroom sessions, name and author of textbooks, class sizes, hours of darkroom use, student laboratory fees, film processing procedures, types of school-owned cameras, photography budgets, teacher qualifications, photography contests, success of programs, equipment and cost to initiate a basic course, use of second -hand equipment, years courses were offered, classroom instruction materials , and class outlines. A two-page questionnaire was mailed to 60 high school …
The Founding Of The Brookings Register, Neva Whaley
The Founding Of The Brookings Register, Neva Whaley
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Thus in this “History of the Brookings Register,” I am producing an effect. This effect had to have a cause. This cause was the development and success of the paper, which is in turn is the effect of there being some cause for its development. That cause is the town of Brookings. What I have been trying to say is that without the town of Brookings there would have been no Brookings Register. Does it not seem logical then, to take up a brief history of the found and settlement of this town?