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The Guardian, January 8, 2003, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twenty page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 35 No. 32, January 6, 2003

Central Florida Future

Pay as you print; spring break bargains can come at a price; The year in review.

Winona Currents, University Advancement-Winona State University

Winona Currents

This magazine published by Winona State University’s University Advancement was intended to inform WSU Alumni, students, faculty, staff and the greater community about Alumni and the university. It also includes an Annual Report published in December of each year.

Mountaintop Removal: An Assessment Of The Propaganda Model Of The News Media, Tonya Lynn Adkins

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

This research used the method of content analysis to examine how the issue of mountaintop removal mining was presented in four print media sources: the Logan Banner, the Charleston Gazette, the Herald Dispatch, and Graffiti. The propaganda model put forth in Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media, by Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky, was used as the model upon which the research was based.

The purpose of the research was to determine whether or not the coal industry exerts a form of censorship over print media sources in West Virginia. It also sought to determine if there …

In The Deep Valley With Mountains To Climb: Exploring Identity And Multiple Reacculturation, Chukwuka Onwumechili, Peter Nwosu, Ronald Jackson, Jacqueline James-Hughes

Department of Strategic, Legal, and Management Communications Faculty Publications

It is rare to find studies that focus on the multiple reacculturation of travelers who regularly alternate residences between their homeland and a host foreign country. These travelers are best described as intercultural transients. It is difficult to exactly say how many transients exist today because of the lack of accurate data. What is clear, however, is that the number is increasing because of improved global transportation and the large economic gaps between nations (World Telecommunications Development Report, Author, 1994). In an effort to extend general knowledge as well as consequences of intercultural adjustment, this conceptual-theoretic study facilitates understanding of …

Practicing Attention In Media Culture, Mary E. Hess

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Ua3/9/5 Achievements Of Distinction 2002-2003, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Booklet outlining national academic recognition of WKU students and notable achievements of WKU faculty and academic programs.

Ua19/16/1 Wku Football Media Guide, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

2003 football media guide produced by WKU Athletic Media Relations, includes athletic records and statistics, photographs, schedule and information regarding opponents.

Self-Esteem, Television Viewing Behavior, And Parasocial Interaction With A Favorite Television Personality, Sarah Beth Neighbor

Theses Digitization Project

This study examined the role of television personalities, television viewing behavior, and self-esteem, on the development of parasocial interaction. Two hundered and twenty six undergraduate and graduate students responded to a questionnaire that asked the students to report who their favorite television personality was as well as their television viewing behavior. In addition, they reponded to statements measuring their level of parasocial interaction with their favourite television personality and their level of self-esteem.

Ua1f Wku Archives Vertical File - Chris Marcus, Wku Archives

WKU Administration Documents

Digitized vertical file materials regarding Chris Marcus.

Ua12/2/2 2003 Talisman: About Face, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

2003 Talisman

• Miller, Jen. Taking a Stand - Unity Day
• Funke, Libby. Football Season Opens with a Bang
• Powell, Kacie. Down & Dirty - Mud Volleyball
• Hawkins, Hope. Keeping Vigil - 9/11
• Flinchum, Andrea. Students Huddle Together at Guthrie Bell Tower to Remember and Learn from Sept. 11
• Miller, Jen. Sept. II: Keeping Vigil
• Covington, Shannon. Big Red Run
• Raggard, Jennifer. Cheyenne Hohman
• Funke, Libby. Once Upon a Hill - Homecoming
• From Private to Princess - Nae' Neal
• Covington, Shannon. A Powerful Tradition - Step Show
• Raggard, Jennifer. Whistle-Blowers - Andrea Payne, Christina Valdez
• Canadian Captain - Gord Veldman
• Hightower, …

Ua19/16/1 Western Kentucky Hilltopper Soccer, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Media guide for the 2003 soccer season.

Ua1f Wku Archives Vertical File - Baseball, 2003, Wku Archives

WKU Administration Documents

Digitized vertical file materials regarding WKU baseball.

Pointing The Finger Of Blame: News Media Coverage Of Popular-­Culture Culpability, Erica Scharrer, Lisa M. Weidman, Kimberly Bissell

Faculty Publications

In the 1990s, three relatively high-profile tragedies occurred in which popular media products (including movies, recorded music, television talk shows, the Internet, tabloid newspapers, and video games) were argued to be the primary cause. This study analyzes the discourse surrounding the culpability that was placed on popular culture in major newspaper coverage of the car crash that killed Princess Diana, the murder associated with the “Jenny Jones” show, and the shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. The analysis reveals patterns in the assignment of blame—and relatively more rarely of exoneration—of popular culture, interpreting why and how popular culture …

Authenticity In The Skateboarding World, Becky Beal, Lisa Weidman

Faculty Publications

The purpose of this chapter is to illustrate the values and norms that constitute legitimacy, or authenticity, in the skateboarding world. Both authors spent a considerable amount of time with the skateboarding world in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Lisa Weidman worked at a skateboarding magazine for several years, and Becky Beal did an extensive ethnographic study of skateboarders. Using our experiences and research, we describe the characteristics that skateboarders and the industry use to identify an authentic skateboarder. The first section, on the skaters' perspective, is based primarily on Beal's interactions with skateboarders; the second section, on the …

2003 January-May, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics.

Morehead State Athletics Press Release Archives

Morehead State Athletics press releases from January to May of 2003.

High Concept, Small Screen: Reperceiving The Industrial And Stylistic Origins Of The American Made-For-Tv Movie, Gary Edgerton

Scholarship and Professional Work - Communication

Gary Edgerton's contribution to "Hilmes, Michele. Connections: A Broadcast History Reader. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2003".

Wright State University Libraries Access Newsletter Winter Quarter 2003, Wright State University Libraries

Access Newsletter

A six page newsletter created by Wright State University Libraries that addresses the current affairs of the Libraries. Version 1

Wright State University Libraries Access Newsletter Winter Quarter 2003, Wright State University Libraries

Access Newsletter

A six page newsletter created by Wright State University Libraries that addresses the current affairs of the Libraries. Version 2

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Basic Communication Course Annual

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Basic Communication Course Annual Vol. 15

Basic Communication Course Annual

Full Issue (190 pages, 6.997 MB)

A Diffusion Of Innovations Approach To Investigate The Brand Name Change Of A Higher Education Institution, Jacqueline Eiswirth Tisdell

LSU Master's Theses

Understanding the communication concepts behind promoting a brand name is essential to the successful adoption of that innovation. This research links diffusion of innovations theory, branding, and public relations by exploring the name change of a higher education institution. Extensive work has been done in the areas of branding and diffusion of innovations theory. However, this study links the two. The adoption of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette new name by its alumni was studied by analyzing the public relations campaign post-name change and by gathering background information on previous diffusion of innovations research and the importance of brand …

A Convergence Of Modes: Present Status Of Online News Sites A Content Analysis Of 100 Online Newspaper Web Sites, Renee Chantal Duplessis

LSU Master's Theses

This study examines the current status of online news sites in terms of their level of convergence, and how they are affected by different organizational factors such as organizational influence, cross media partnerships and circulation size. A content analysis of the top 100 circulated newspaper dailies in the United States was conducted to provide understanding as to the current status of these online newspaper sites. A number of categories were examined including newspaper circulation size, updatedness, cross media partnership/ ownership, and level of convergence. Results showed that the majority of the Internet newspaper sites examined shared a media partnership on …

Stereotyping Of Women In Television Advertisement, Vaishali Shrikhande

LSU Master's Theses

This study examined the portrayal of women in television commercials and documented the stereotypes associated with women in today’s television commercials. Content analysis was chosen as a method of inquiry for this study. Two hundred and twenty six advertisements were recorded from the three chosen networks, ABC, CBS and NBC. No local advertisements or public service announcements were included in the sample. Each advertisement was initially coded for the central figure, whether the central figure was a male or a female. In addition, each central figure in the advertisement was coded for the following categories: 1) age; 2) product use; …

U.S. Regional Newspapers' Coverage On China's Entry Into The Wto--A Regional Economy Approach, Ying Kong

LSU Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to examine whether a region's economy has an impact on regional coverage of China's WTO entry. It is predicted that regional newspapers vary in reporting this issue because of variation in the regional economic structure. The findings of the study support this prediction. A content analysis of 282 news articles in the U.S. regional newspapers finds that the regional economy can be a predictor of regional newspaper's coverage. For North Carolina, Illinois and California, significant differences exist in the regional coverage of China's WTO accession in terms of reference to key economic issue, reference …

Behind The Scenes: Uncovering The Structures And Manipulations Of Tabloid Talk Show Workers, Guests And Audiences, Kelly Thompson Losch Deshotel

LSU Master's Theses

How talk show workers, guests and audiences behave behind-the-scenes is largely a mystery to the public. This research focuses on the behind-the-scenes workings of a daytime syndicated talk show to better understand the motivations of talk show guests and how talk show workers manipulate guests and audiences. While researchers have conducted studies of talk show guests using formal interviews and questionnaires, no researchers have posed as covert observers to study talk shows. The researcher conducted participant observation to study the behaviors of those involved with the on and offstage talk show structure. The researcher interned for the show without revealing …

How Should Sports Organizations Handle A Crisis?: A Focus On Collegiate Institutions, Jamie Mabile Delatte

LSU Master's Theses

The sports industry is big business just like any other big business. Sports organizations face various crises just as corporate America does. A survey of 345 professional and college level sports organizations revealed that 70% of them experienced a crisis in 1997, while the Los Angeles Times reported that 220 college athletes were the focus of criminal charges in 1995. "Sports crises are clearly more frequent today than ever before," said Kathleen Hessert. Mike Paul agrees with that trend based on his research, attributing the trend to poor life choices away from the sport. What is a crisis? A crisis …

Marriage On Tv, Mary E. Hess

Faculty Publications

While it is important for teachers of religion to consider how television portrays marriage, it may be even more important to consider how we use television and how we help people engage the media with critical perception. People of faith need to do a cultural intervention, providing a deep and sustaining vision of what marriage can be over time and in connection with community.

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Basic Communication Course Annual

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Basic Communication Course Annual

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