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Three Steps To Landing Your First Journalism Job, Carla Kimbrough

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Faculty Publications

Four. Five. Maybe even Six. The number of years it took to earn your ticket to the big time.
You've donned your cap and gown and celebrated. Now, it's time to take life more seriously. Your parents warn you that soon you will be responsible for your own livelihood. Student (loan lenders remind you that you have only six months before you'll pay the piper.
You decide it's best to start applying for jobs. You apply to the places you've always wanted to live or the papers you read about during school. You hear nothing, or at least nothing encouraging. …

Social Network Discovery By Mining Spatio-Temporal Events, Hady Lauw, Ee Peng Lim, Hwee Hwa Pang, Teck-Tim Tan

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Knowing patterns of relationship in a social network is very useful for law enforcement agencies to investigate collaborations among criminals, for businesses to exploit relationships to sell products, or for individuals who wish to network with others. After all, it is not just what you know, but also whom you know, that matters. However, finding out who is related to whom on a large scale is a complex problem. Asking every single individual would be impractical, given the huge number of individuals and the changing dynamics of relationships. Recent advancement in technology has allowed more data about activities of individuals …

A Study Of Seven Selected Chemical Engineering Facilities' Crisis Public Relations Plans, Heather D. O'Neill

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis was to obtain what techniques are being used in the Philadelphia, PA area to handle crises in chemical engineering facilities. Related literature was reviewed to determine how others in the crisis public relations industry handle crisis.

The public relations contacts at 17 chemical engineering facilities were contacted to participate in the researcher's study, with seven completed responses. The seven participants completed questionnaires about the current public relations practices being used at their facilities. The information that they provided was useful in establishing commonalities among the different facilities.

This study will provide both public relations professionals …

Ethical Principles For A Sensitive Society, Catherine M. Toscano

Theses and Dissertations

The purposes of this study were (a) to discover ethical dilemmas faced in the media and how they affect society; and (b) to determine what new ethical principles need to be established for media to gain back trust from today's society. The author found that lower news reporting standards such as fabrication of information and sources, using false documents and failure to check facts caused members of society to become sensitive and question the integrity of news stations and reporters as well as the validity of news being reported. Because the press has lost the trust of the American people, …

2005 Diversity And Multicultural Education Project, Houston-Rogers Consulting, Inc.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Resources

No abstract provided.

Catastrophic Crisis Communication: A Study Of Hospital Crisis Planning Following The September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks, Daniel Matthew Lockwood

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine whether hospitals in southern New Jersey and throughout the United States were prepared to respond to catastrophic crisis situations and find out if hospitals have changed or improved crisis plans since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

To examine preparedness and improvement of crisis plans since September 11, 2001, the researcher employed qualitative and quantitative studies. The researcher conducted in-depth personal interviews with public relations specialists from four southern New Jersey hospitals and sent email surveys to 40 hospitals throughout the United States to find out if these facilities felt prepared to …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 70, June 29, 2005

Central Florida Future

Maintenance incident leaves resident in stinky situation: Carpet repair anything but routine as student's food and personal items among casualties after act of vandalism and gross behavior by worker; Transfers benefit from lessons at academy: About 100 students take chance to learn advantages; Chasing the Crown: Nine UCF beauty queens head to Miami vying for he coveted title of Miss Florida; Racial report card gives universities B-minus in sports.

A Study Of How Students And Graduates Of The Public Relations Graduate Program Of Rowan University View The Graduate Program, Jessica Brittain

Theses and Dissertations

The Rowan University graduate school provides a Master's Degree program for public relations. The program offers students immersion in the areas of research, writing, problem solving, and planning. Also included in the program is a series of specialized modules, designed to allow students to experience many different aspects of public relations. Along with the courses, students are required to hold an internship to enrich the public relations experience. At the end of the program, students must pass a comprehensive exam to demonstrate the knowledge learned.

This study is to determine how the public relations graduate program is viewed by those …

Ua3/9/5 Sygen Announcement, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Program and talking points used by WKU president Gary Ransdell when announcing $2.5 million gift from Sygen and the creation of the Sygen Chair in Biotechnology.

A Survey Of Certified Athletic Trainers' Knowledge Base, Personal Experiences And Attitudes Toward Public Relations Methods, Christina Pozzi

Theses and Dissertations

This study's purpose was to determine athletic trainers' knowledge base, personal experiences and attitudes concerning public relations methods and their effectiveness in promoting the profession of athletic training.

One hundred fifteen athletic trainers completed a 14-question intercept survey. Results indicate that athletic trainers face difficulty promoting their profession without learning proper public relations techniques and which public relations methods are most effective reaching their target audiences.

Sixty-three percent of the respondents created a brochure/pamphlet; 17% distributed a newsletter and 68% have never written a news release. Most respondents (89%) are familiar with the term news release, while 69% have never …

Book Review: Breaking Into Baseball, Scott D. Peterson

Communication Faculty Publications

Ardell's book might very well be subtitled “The Seven Faces of Eve” as she argues for goddess worship theories for baseball's origins and then organizes the rest of the chapters around the seven ways in which women can interact with the game of baseball: as fans (both in and out of the stands), as players (both amateur and professional), as umpires, owners, and members of the media. Baseball's gender barrier (a first cousin to the game's now obsolete color barrier) provides a consistent and compelling undertone to the book as so many of the women that Ardell writes about (perhaps …

A Study Of Small Business Public Relations Behavior To Ascertain A Need For A Do-It-Yourself Public Relations Web Site, William Pavlou Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

The purposes of this study were to (a) study the behavior of New Jersey small business owners and (b) use this information as primary research to ascertain a need for a do-it-yourself public relations Web site. A survey questionnaire was mailed to 75 New Jersey small business owners who were randomly selected from the New Jersey Directory of Small Businesses 2005 Directory. More than half of the New Jersey small business owners who were surveyed responded to this study.

The data collected in this study strongly supports the author's first hypothesis that small business owners believe public relations can contribute …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 69, June 22, 2005

Central Florida Future

Senator resigns to return to activism roots: Sticking to campaign promises tops list of Matt DeVlieger's reasons for parting with SGA; Future missionary heeds God's call to change the world: After graduation student plans four-month trip to Peru to aid impoverished; Teaming up for a home advantage: Men's basketball makes magic off the court building home with Habitat for Humanity; Incoming students get sneak peek at life after high school: Orientation causes freshmen to reflect on past plan future.

The Rattler (Volume 93, Summer 2005), St. Mary's University

The Rattler (Previous issues)

Founded in 1919, The Rattler is the student voice of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. The newspaper documents campus life, academic and social issues, student opinion, and local and national events as they relate to the University community. Content typically includes news articles, editorial commentary, arts and culture coverage, sports reporting, and advertisements.

Annika Sorenstam, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

There is a philosophical puzzle that poses the question, if a tree falls in the forest and there is no one there to hear it, does it make a noise? Although it is not quite the same thing, that line did come to mind last weekend as Annika Sorenstam waltzed to victory in the second major of the year. In fact, Sorenstam has been waltzing all over everybody, everything, and everywhere in the last few years on the LPGA tour. Over the past few months, she has been torrid, and last weekend she moved halfway towards her goal of winning …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 68, June 15, 2005

Central Florida Future

Students choosing UCF for prestige: Incoming freshmen find campus degrees more attractive than other state schools; One state representative's fight could leave some fraternities stuck in a haze: Omega Psi Phi's voluntary tradition of branding may come to an end with a new law; Loss of Bright Futures feared; Bio-med to get new home: Planned expansion for Burnett College of Biomedical Science lays groundwork for possible UCF medical school facility.

Lifecycle Of Semantic Web Processes, Jorge Cardoso, Chistoph Bussler, Amit P. Sheth

Kno.e.sis Publications

This tutorial presents what can be achieved by symbiotic synthesis of two of the most important research and technology application areas: Web Services and the Semantic Web. It presents the more recent evolution of the Web Service platform towards rich Web Service and process model annotation, and explores some of the promises and challenges in applying semantics to each of the steps in the Semantic Web Process lifecycle.

Bud Selig's Bad Faith, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

I would like to reflect a bit on the dis-ingenuousness of one Allen H. "Bud" Selig, Commissioner of Baseball and Supreme Potentate of Dissemblers. Having accrued most of the power in baseball unto himself over the past several years, "Bud" has shown, at times, some insight and leadership only ultimately to disappoint.

Web Service Semantics - Wsdl-S, Rama Akkiraju, Joel Farrell, John A. Miller, Meenakshi Nagarajan, Amit P. Sheth, Kunal Verma

Kno.e.sis Publications

Web services have primarily been designed for providing inter-operability between business applications. Current technologies assume a large amount of human interaction, for integrating two applications. This is primarily due to the fact that business process integration requires understanding of data and functions of the involved entities. Semantic Web technologies, powered by description logic based languages like OWL[1], aim to add greater meaning to Web content, by annotating the data with ontologies. Ontologies provide a mechanism of providing shared conceptualizations of domains. This allows agents to get an understanding of users’ Web content and greatly reduces human interaction for meaningful Web …

Understanding The Impact Of Special Events: A Look At One Company's Annual Event, Eileen M. Harduk

Theses and Dissertations

This study examines large-scale corporate entertainment to gain an understanding of the measurable impact companies who host these events receive in return. More specifically, the researcher studied one company's Appreciation Day event and collected data on how its 320 customers and suppliers felt about the company after the event and what facets of the event impacted attendees most.

Attendees were asked to participate in data collection for the research through a pen and paper survey. Responses were tabulated using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. For further understanding of the survey results, an eleven-person focus group was held …

Ua3/9/5 Wku Owensboro Campus Ribbon Cutting, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Talking points used by WKU president Gary Ransdell at WKU Owensboro ribbon cutting.

Prospectus, June 8, 2005, Jon Volkman, Adam Soebbing, Nicole Simmons, Aaron Geiger, Larry V. Gilbert, Debra Lewis, Erin Koelkebeck

Prospectus 2005

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 67, June 8, 2005

Central Florida Future

Governor gives Master Plan seal of approval: Campus stadium completion pushed back to 2007 now awaits Board of Trustees amendment; Senate denies disputed hopeful: Conservative SGA Senate candidate blocked in 8-18 vote; Rec center pumps up summer fee: Students not enrolled in courses face $50 usage fee five times more than last year; Old-school games get extra life with new-school merchandise: Hardcore 'gamers' decry commercialization of 1980s video game classics.

Effective Messages And Channels Of Communication Used By Assisted Living Facilities To Attract Residents, Allyson L. Wisniewski

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to pinpoint the most effective messages and channels of communication used by assisted living facilities to attract residents.

The study includes three in-depth interviews with marketing/public relations representatives from three successful assisted living facilities in Gloucester County, NJ. The author asked the representatives questions about their marketing/public relations efforts. The study also includes a content analysis of the promotional folders distributed by each of the three facilities.

The study shows that assisted living facilities should focus on building relationships with referral sources. Also, facilities should work to maintain their visibility by participating in community …

In Memory Of George Mikan, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

He made the number 99 on his jersey famous decades before Wayne Gretzky wore it on his hockey sweater. George Mikan, the 6'10" center of the Minneapolis Lakers died on Thursday at the age of 80. He was the first big man in professional basketball, the first in college basketball, and he was a key reason the NBA succeeded when other leagues had failed. Leonard Koppett in his history of the NBA called the first eight years of league existence the "The Mikan Era." That is certainly how I remember those years as a boy in Minneapolis.

The Death Of Pat Tillman, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Over the past few weeks, the world of sport has been touched by the world of politics in a number of ways. Politics and sport are often mixed and when they are, the results can be at once unfortunate, distressing, and sometimes appalling. Certainly, the House of Representatives' hearings on steroids come to mind in this context.

Patient Care News: June 2005, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

VHA Leadership Award

CentraCare Dialysis now offers Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE)

Patient Care News Now On-Line

Recent Decisions at CPCC/CNPC

New EMR/Automated Documentation Project

Febrile Neutropenia Project

The Effect Of Content Mix On Circulation Penetration For U.S. Daily Newspapers, Jack Rosenberry

Media and Communication Faculty/Staff Publications

For a generation, the U.S. newspaper industry has suffered from stagnant circulation performance and declining penetration, but some papers manage to maintain healthy penetration. This project investigated whether content mix could account for the variance in penetration among papers in a national sample, but found content does not have a significant impact on circulation variance after controlling for the influence of market characteristics.

Reaching Critical Mass In Nigeria's Telephone Industry, Chukwuka Onwumechili

Department of Strategic, Legal, and Management Communications Faculty Publications

The sudden and rapid growth in access to telephones in Nigeria has certainly raised major questions for telecommunications scholars. Access to telephones in Nigeria had been marginal by the end of the twentieth century with the teledensity rate well below 1:100 for a country of estimated 130 million persons (Ajayi, Salawu and Raji 1999). Today, over 10 million Nigerians have access, improving the teledensity to 13:100 in barely five years! Growth rates are cur- rently over 100 percent per year. What happened? How was the industry turned around? Has critical mass been reached? Has the rate of growth become self- …

Pride, Summer 2005, Lindenwood University

Pride

Pride was a news magazine for Lindenwood University.