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The Current - Volume 37 Issue 02, Nova Southeastern University Sep 2026

The Current - Volume 37 Issue 02, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.


The Current - Volume 37 Issue 01, Nova Southeastern University Aug 2026

The Current - Volume 37 Issue 01, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of Immigration Frames In The News Media Post- Second Trump Administration, Olivia Hartley Jun 2026

An Analysis Of Immigration Frames In The News Media Post- Second Trump Administration, Olivia Hartley

Communication Studies

Immigration has been a particularly controversial issue since the 2nd Trump Administration. There has been an increase in Immigration Customs Enforcement activity, including deportations and detainments of immigrants across the United States (Craft & Witherspoon, 2026). Given the uptick in media coverage regarding these events, it is essential to understand how this information is being presented to the public. The framing of news media impacts how the public perceives issues, determining the acceptable treatment of immigrants in our society. In this study, a content analysis was performed to determine the prevalence of generic immigration news frames following the start of …


Reporting The Unverifiable: Ethical Journalism And Disinformation About North Korea, Alexandra M. Pasto May 2026

Reporting The Unverifiable: Ethical Journalism And Disinformation About North Korea, Alexandra M. Pasto

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

Journalists face significant challenges reporting on North Korean information due to restricted access, state-controlled media, and pervasive amounts of disinformation. This study includes a qualitative content analysis of journalistic practices and existing academic frameworks related to verification and reporting in highly restricted information ecosystems. The findings suggest and recommend that competitive media pressures often encourage the circulation of sensational or unverified claims, particularly in coverage of highly controlled media states like North Korea. In response, this argues that journalists must adopt a verification-centered approach to reporting that prioritizes accuracy, minimizes sensationalism, and clearly communicates uncertainty. This research highlights the growing …


The Current - Volume 36 Issue 9, Nova Southeastern University Apr 2026

The Current - Volume 36 Issue 9, Nova Southeastern University

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The Current - Volume 36 Issue 8, Nova Southeastern University Mar 2026

The Current - Volume 36 Issue 8, Nova Southeastern University

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The Current - Volume 36 Issue 7, Nova Southeastern University Feb 2026

The Current - Volume 36 Issue 7, Nova Southeastern University

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The Current - Volume 36 Issue 6, Nova Southeastern University Feb 2026

The Current - Volume 36 Issue 6, Nova Southeastern University

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Wright State University Magazine, 2026, Wright State Alumni Association And Wright State Foundation Jan 2026

Wright State University Magazine, 2026, Wright State Alumni Association And Wright State Foundation

Wright State University Magazine

Fifty-two page issue of the Wright State University Magazine. This magazine is published once a year and focuses on news related to Wright State alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the university.


Tonight’S Top Story: Analyzing English And Spanish-Language National And Local Newscasts For Content Differences, Esteban N. Serrano Dec 2025

Tonight’S Top Story: Analyzing English And Spanish-Language National And Local Newscasts For Content Differences, Esteban N. Serrano

Honors Program Theses and Research Projects

Spanish-language media alongside its equivalent English-language counterpart, assumingly operate with reporting facts truthfully. However, no studies have compared the accuracy of equitable reporting between English and Spanish-language news, particularly television newscasts. Limited existing research claims that differences, such as the structure of news stories and their placement in a broadcast, may skew a narrative for those who prefer to absorb Spanish-language news in comparison to those who absorb English-language news. In this study, through use of mixed methods, U.S. market’s English and Spanish broadcast news-affiliated stations are examined to draw conclusions on whether or not there are differences in news …


The Current - Volume 36 Issue 5, Nova Southeastern University Nov 2025

The Current - Volume 36 Issue 5, Nova Southeastern University

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The Current - Volume 36 Issue 4, Nova Southeastern University Oct 2025

The Current - Volume 36 Issue 4, Nova Southeastern University

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The Current - Volume 36 Issue 3, Nova Southeastern University Oct 2025

The Current - Volume 36 Issue 3, Nova Southeastern University

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The Current - Volume 36 Issue 2, Nova Southeastern University Sep 2025

The Current - Volume 36 Issue 2, Nova Southeastern University

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The Current - Volume 36 Issue 1, Nova Southeastern University Aug 2025

The Current - Volume 36 Issue 1, Nova Southeastern University

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Influences Of The Western Press On News Framing Of Global Events In Developing Countries: Examining Covid-19 And Climate Coverage In A Bangladeshi News Organization, Arif Md Tareque Habib Jul 2025

Influences Of The Western Press On News Framing Of Global Events In Developing Countries: Examining Covid-19 And Climate Coverage In A Bangladeshi News Organization, Arif Md Tareque Habib

Communication ETDs

This study shows that a small number of Western news organizations (e.g., Reuters, The New York Times) may influence how local news organizations in developing countries frame global crises and that this influence may lead local news organizations to ignore locally relevant aspects of those crises. To test this thesis, two studies were conducted on the coverage of two crises -- COVID-19 and climate change -- by a news organization in Bangladesh, a developing country in South Asia. The news organization, www.bdnews24.com, serves both as a news agency or news supplier for local newspapers and an online newspaper for users. …


The Current - Volume 35 Issue 12, Nova Southeastern University Apr 2025

The Current - Volume 35 Issue 12, Nova Southeastern University

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The Current - Volume 35 Issue 11, Nova Southeastern University Mar 2025

The Current - Volume 35 Issue 11, Nova Southeastern University

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The Current - Volume 35 Issue 10, Nova Southeastern University Mar 2025

The Current - Volume 35 Issue 10, Nova Southeastern University

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The Current - Volume 35 Issue 9, Nova Southeastern University Feb 2025

The Current - Volume 35 Issue 9, Nova Southeastern University

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The Current - Volume 35 Issue 8, Nova Southeastern University Feb 2025

The Current - Volume 35 Issue 8, Nova Southeastern University

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The Current - Volume 35 Issue 7, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2025

The Current - Volume 35 Issue 7, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.


Wright State University Magazine, 2025, Wright State Alumni Association And Wright State Foundation Jan 2025

Wright State University Magazine, 2025, Wright State Alumni Association And Wright State Foundation

Wright State University Magazine

Fifty-two page issue of the Wright State University Magazine. This magazine is published once a year and focuses on news related to Wright State alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the university.


The Current (Including Special Section) - Volume 35 Issue 6, Nova Southeastern University Nov 2024

The Current (Including Special Section) - Volume 35 Issue 6, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.


The Current - Volume 35 Issue 5, Nova Southeastern University Oct 2024

The Current - Volume 35 Issue 5, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.


The Current - Volume 35 Issue 4, Nova Southeastern University Oct 2024

The Current - Volume 35 Issue 4, Nova Southeastern University

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No abstract provided.


The Current - Volume 35 Issue 3, Nova Southeastern University Sep 2024

The Current - Volume 35 Issue 3, Nova Southeastern University

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The Current - Volume 35 Issue 2, Nova Southeastern University Sep 2024

The Current - Volume 35 Issue 2, Nova Southeastern University

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The Current - Volume 35 Issue 1 (Including Special Section On Sports), Nova Southeastern University Aug 2024

The Current - Volume 35 Issue 1 (Including Special Section On Sports), Nova Southeastern University

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The Perturbing Mediatization Of Voice-Based Virtual Assistants: The Case Of Alexa, Leopoldina Fortunati, Autumn P. Edwards, Chad Edwards Apr 2024

The Perturbing Mediatization Of Voice-Based Virtual Assistants: The Case Of Alexa, Leopoldina Fortunati, Autumn P. Edwards, Chad Edwards

Human-Machine Communication

This study examines the role of voice-based assistants (VBAs), specifically Alexa, in the mediatization paradigm framework. The authors hypothesize that emerging technologies such as chatbots and VBAs intensify the process of online meta-reintermediation of news. Three research questions were investigated through a questionnaire administered to 655 university students in the US and Italy: Do participants try to get news from Alexa? Are participants aware that VBAs represent a case of meta-reintermediation of news? Does Alexa contribute to the potential hybridization of news, information, and knowledge? The analysis of 451 open-ended answers showed that only a fraction of participants searches for …