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Moving The Needle On Diversity: Why It Matters, José M. Torres

Publications & Research

It is imperative that leadership in business, education and other fields reflects the reality of our more diverse world and the need for more multifaceted and creative thinking.

The Guardian, Week Of September 16, 2019, Wright State Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

News articles from The Guardian for the week of September 16, 2019. The Guardian is the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. It has been published regularly since March of 1965.

Journalism Practice In A Country Facing Division Threats : Newspaper Framing Of Secession Agitations In Nigeria, Somtochukwu Victor Okeke, Ogechi Eucharia Okwumba, Greg H. Ezeah, Gever Verlumun Celestine

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Violent agitations for the secession of South-East from Nigeria is one of the conflict situations that has continued to persist, even after the civil war. The conflict is shredded in political and ethic alignments, thus threatening to drive the country into a second civil war. This study examined media framing of secession agitations pioneered by Indigenous People of Biafra. In doing so, a total of four newspapers- The Vanguard, The Punch, The Guardian and This Day- were content analysed while the study duration was June 1^st 2015 to June 1^st 2018. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used …

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome On Health Information Websites: How Much Credible They Are?, Shahabedin Rahmatizadeh, Saeideh Valizadeh-Haghi, Arefeh Kalavani, Nadereh Fakhimi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Background: The most recent MERS outbreak has raised questions about prevention and symptoms since there is currently no vaccine to prevent MERS. People can help protect themselves from this illness by taking everyday preventive actions. To do so, it is helpful to get medical information on the Internet about this illness. Regarding the importance of ensuring the provision of accurate online information, the aim of this study was to assess the credibility of health websites about MERS by using HONcode tool.

Materials and methods: The term “MERS” was searched in Google, Yahoo, and Bing and the first three pages …

Lindenwood Digest, September 13, 2019, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Digest

The Lindenwood Digest has been a digital employee newsletter since 2009.

Chimes: September 13, 2019, Calvin University

Chimes

EDITORIAL: We're changing our coverage of Campus Safety Reports. Here's why. by Joshua Polanski & Juliana Knot

Search for new SAO director begins by Garrett Strpko

Peet's creates connections and community by McKinley Anderson

Calvin receives new name, campus upgrades by Ethan Stafford

New Coach, Familiar Territory by Ellington Smith

Laughter is the best medicine: Priyanka Wali by Garrett Strpko

Religion-based clubs meet students' needs by Sophia Morgan

Calvin Mars Rover Design Team provides students with engineering challenges by Katherine Benedict

Faith Perspectives: A Christian celebration of Labor Day by Joshua Polanski

The Language Of Independent Intermediaries: How Astronauts’ Tweets Support Entrepreneurial Opportunities To Transform Space Into A New Marketplace, Jingning Ao

Von Braun Symposium Student Posters

No abstract provided.

The Cowl - V. 84 - N. 2 - Sept 12, 2019

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 84 - Number 2 - September 12, 2019. 25 pages.

Note: Issue misprinted with Volume 83

Spartan Daily, September 12, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 153, Issue 9

Analysis Of The Use Of Social Media Monitoring For The Existence Of Public Opinion (Case Study On Pt. Telkom Indonesia Tbk Digital Platform), Martha Tri Lestari, Asep Suryana, Slamet Mulyana, Mien Hidayat

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

With the development of information and communication technology today, it makes the community both individually and society in the realm of industry carry out communication activities using media which is often referred to as digital media. Digital media commonly used today is digital media that is generally owned by Indonesian netizens, namely social media. By only having internet access all netizens can become social media users.

Using internet access is not only used by Indonesian people in person, but Indonesian people to interact in an industry / company often interact with the use of internet media, considering that the development …

Why Telco Companies In Indonesia Using Social Media Monitoring As A Way To Handle Feedback ?, Martha Tri Lestari, Asep Suryana, Slamet Mulyana, Mien Hidayat

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Developments within industrial technology has currently become one of the phenomenon’s in causing industries to use social media monitoring in handling feedback. People who work within an industry, have similar aims and purpose of the aforementioned industry, in which is usually related with the industry’s vision and mission.

“Both practitioners and academics agree that the social revolution occurring through digital channels will have a profound impact on how people interact with each other and how companies manage their relationships in the changing communications landscape (Greenberg, 2010;Kletzmann et al.,2011;Dennis et al.,2009)” (Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Vol. 30).

Within this …

Shooting For A Cause

St. Norbert Times

• News
  • Shooting For A Cause
  • Celebrating Our Donors
  • Happy Birthday, Mulva!
  • 2023 by the Numbers
  • Save the Bees!
  • SNC Day Itinerary
• Opinion
  • Dance On
  • Thoughts on Democracy
  • The Problem With Political Discourse on Cable News
  • The Final Boss
  • Meme Corner
• Features
  • Greek and Social Life: Get Involved!
  • Learn About Your Academic Resources
• Entertainment
  • Faculty Spotlight
  • Did you Know?
  • “The Boys” Are Back In Town
  • Hit and Misses of Summer 2019
  • Disney-Sony Dispute Spells Trouble for Spiderman
  • Junk Drawer: Favorite Movie Adaptation
  • Book Review: “The Dangerous Art of Blending In”
• Sports
  • Women’s Soccer Nets First Win
  • Green Knights Cruise Past Augustana …

The Rattler (Volume 108, Issue 1), 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.

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, September 11, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 153, Issue 8

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 95, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Nutter, Abbey. Meet WKU’s New Physical Therapy Chair – Beth Norris
• Nutter, Abbey. Greek & Destroy – Lambda Chi Alpha
• Rexing, Brody. Computer-less Students to be Given Opportunity for Free Desktop
• Goodlett, Ryan. Exhibit Offers Unique Lenses on Kentucky Heritage – Kentucky Museum
• Dobbs, Jack. New Perspective – Stacey Biggs, Marketing
• Chisenhall, Jeremy. Why We’ve Decided to Resume Publishing Crime Reports
• Every 40 Seconds – Suicide Prevention Day
• Day of Dance
• Mitchell, McKenna. Empower Your Health Comes to WKU’s Campus
• Metcalf, Taylor. Hidden Gems – …

Lindenwood Digest, September 10, 2019, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Digest

The Lindenwood Digest has been a digital employee newsletter since 2009.

Social Media And Political Participation : A Case Study Of Facebook As A Platform Of Communication, Mobilization And Action, Chun Ho Cheung

Lingnan Theses (MPhil & PhD)

Social media is increasingly used for political conversations and debate. In Hong Kong, social media has provided a convenient and accessible platform for stakeholders in the political arena to publicize their ideas and for users to be engaged in political discourse. This study aims at investigating the effects of social media on political participation among Hong Kong youth, who are generally regarded as “digital natives” and “critical citizens”. This study focuses on Facebook, the most widely-used social networking site in Hong Kong, and examines how Facebook use, connection and interactivity with political actors on Facebook, exposure to political information on …

The Prospector, September 10, 2019, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: El Paso Firme Festival

Spartan Daily, September 10, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 153, Issue 7

Character Content As An On Line Branding Strategy In Indonesia’S Fashion Creative Industri, Sri Dewi Setiawati 1, Asep Suryana 2, Dadang Sugiana 3, Centurion Chandratama Priyatna 4

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The basic problems of SME actors are capital and marketing. the internet and social media have become widely used media in conducting marketing communication strategies. The problem is that there are still a few SME actors who can make optimal use of the internet and social media as a marketing communication strategy. most of the SME actors use influencer strategies from public figures at a high cost. This strategy is considered to be less effective, and burdensome to SME actors, who have problems with capital. Some of the SME actors have succeeded in developing marketing communication strategies by optimizing the …

Women Representation In Lyric Of Minang Song “Laki Den Hobi Baburu”, Tantri Puspita Yazid, Asep Suryana, Dadang Sugiana, Neni Yulianita

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research focuses on women representation in lyric of Minang song titled “laki den hobi baburu” popularized by Elly Kasim. The assumption of this research is that the song’s lyric reconstructing Minang women based on patriarchy ideology, where women are marginalized because of having husband whose willing to hunt boars. Moreover, to analyze the phenomenon above this research used Sara Mills critical discourse analysis method which covers macro, micro and representation in the text. However, researcher only focus on micro level analysis. This is a qualitative research which data were acquired by focus group discussion and library research. This song …

Why Do Frames Matter?, Samantha T. Crown

Open Educational Resources

In this assignment, students examine the coverage of a single event from two different points of view. They analyze the frames used in each report and determine how the journalist uses those frames to construct meaning and encourages a way of thinking about an environmental issue. What frames are represented in the reports? How might this also impact what is included in the report and how a journalist represents environmental issues?

Columbia Chronicle (09/09/2019), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from September 9, 2019 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 16 pages and is listed as Volume 55, Issue 2. Cover story: "South Loop Comes Alive: Burgers, Bears and Billiards". Co-Editors-in-Chief: Blaise Mesa & Alexandria Yetter.

Ua3/10/2 The People Of Wku, Wku President's Office - Caboni

WKU Administration Documents

Email from WKU president Timothy Caboni to faculty & staff.

The Guardian, Week Of September 9, 2019, Wright State Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

News articles from The Guardian for the week of September 9, 2019. The Guardian is the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. It has been published regularly since March of 1965.

Vinyl As Event: Record Store Day And The Value-Vibrant Matter Nexus, Eliot Bates

Publications and Research

Why would anyone purchase expensive, natural resource-intensive, and seemingly obsolete material carriers of music when streaming providers provide unlimited access to over 40 million songs for a small monthly fee? As I will show, we can no longer assume that contemporary interest is driven solely by a collector’s market or because of the audible qualities of the vinyl listening experience, and must attend to the many ways people engage with record objects today – and by extension, the vinyl record as an ontological multiple. Through an analysis of Record Store Day 2015 and affiliated phenomena including YouTube unboxing videos, other …

“The Way She Makes Me Feel”: Examining The Effects Of Celebrity Instagram Images On Body Satisfaction And Self-Esteem In Young Nigerian Women, John Oluwaseyi Jemisenia Mr, Simeon Asogwa Ugochukwu Mr, Arome Adejoh Mr, Godwin Okatahi Oniwon Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Using an experimental method, we examined the effects of local female celebrity Instagram images on women’s body satisfaction and self-esteem among groups of young Nigerian women. Result showed that women reported the highest self-esteem and body satisfaction when viewing thin-ideal images, but self-esteem and body satisfaction decreased after viewing plump ideal images, followed by neutral images. Additionally, while state appearance comparison was found as a partial mediator of the effects of image type on body satisfaction and self-esteem, extent of celebrity worship fully mediated these effects. Nonetheless, the intensity of Instagram and other SNSs use did not mediate the effects …

Spartan Daily, September 5, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 153, Issue 6

Strengthening Safety Culture By Leveraging The Daily Management System, Suneela Nayak, Mark Parker, Erin Graydon Baker, Amy Sparks, Ruth Hanselman, Stephen Tyzik, Sydney Green

Operations Transformation

STRENGTHENING SAFETY CULTURE BY LEVERAGING THE DAILY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

There is abundant evidence that links a strong culture of safety with improved patient and staff experience. However, there has been no clear avenue identified as to how to achieve this metric.

A team in a large academic tertiary teaching hospital set about leveraging their daily managing system (DMS) to attain improvement in their institution’s safety. The goals of this quality improvement project were to use DMS to identify and report safety concerns and increase frontline team knowledge and comfort with reporting safety concerns during Gemba walks.

A root cause analysis …