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“Damn, You Reek Of Pr”: Anti-Establishment Rhetoric And Resistance To Advertising Within Science Fiction Film Discussions In The Reddit Movie Community, Bailey R. Tinsley 2020 Louisiana State University

“Damn, You Reek Of Pr”: Anti-Establishment Rhetoric And Resistance To Advertising Within Science Fiction Film Discussions In The Reddit Movie Community, Bailey R. Tinsley

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


A Comparative Analysis Of Immigration Framing In News Coverage During The 2016 Brexit Referendum And The 2016 American Presidential Election, Emily Ritchart 2020 Louisiana State University

A Comparative Analysis Of Immigration Framing In News Coverage During The 2016 Brexit Referendum And The 2016 American Presidential Election, Emily Ritchart

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


The Roles And Motivations Of Media Planners In The Proliferation Of Partisan Media, Zachary A. Roubein 2020 Louisiana State University

The Roles And Motivations Of Media Planners In The Proliferation Of Partisan Media, Zachary A. Roubein

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Fundamentally Different Stories That Matter: True Crime Podcasts And The Domestic Violence Survivors In Their Audiences, Kelli S. Boling 2020 University of South Carolina

Fundamentally Different Stories That Matter: True Crime Podcasts And The Domestic Violence Survivors In Their Audiences, Kelli S. Boling

Theses and Dissertations

This audience reception study qualitatively examines women who identify as both domestic violence survivors and fans of true crime podcasts. Using a feminist, critical cultural lens, this study explores why these women are drawn to these podcasts and how the content presented intersects with their lived experiences as domestic violence survivors. Employing a multi-method approach, I interviewed 16 women who listen to true crime podcasts and identify as domestic violence survivors as well as six hosts/producers of true crime podcast media and conducted an in-depth narrative analysis on one of the most popular podcasts mentioned by my participants. Sixteen in-depth …


Popular Television’S Health And Safety Message: What Has Changed In The Past Generation?, Heather Ann Leon 2020 Old Dominion University

Popular Television’S Health And Safety Message: What Has Changed In The Past Generation?, Heather Ann Leon

Psychology Theses & Dissertations

The assertion that television has an impact on viewers is well-supported in theory and empirical research. Hundreds of researchers have conducted hundreds of studies focused on limited, specific programming content or specific effects to contribute to this evidence. However, far fewer researchers have conducted broad, comprehensive programming content analysis. One exception is a 2005 study from Will et al. examining multiple health and safety behaviors including sexual activity, driving behaviors, intoxicating and unhealthy substance use, and violence depicted in the 1997/1998 primetime television season. Results of their research showed overall that primetime television promoted the perception that the observed health- …


The Influence Of Social Media In Recommending Tourism Destinations: A Study Of Kuwait, Ibrahim Ahmad Mohammad AlKandari 2020 United Arab Emirates University

The Influence Of Social Media In Recommending Tourism Destinations: A Study Of Kuwait, Ibrahim Ahmad Mohammad Alkandari

Mass Communication Dissertations

Technology has played an essential role in both personal and business applications. In this context, the Social Media (SM) is considered to be among the most powerful communication platforms, with an impact on the supply and demand sides of tourism. The impact of SM on tourism have been studied and researched from various perspectives. Yet the volume of research suggests that few have studied the use of the SM to recommend tourism destinations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Therefore, this dissertation intends to study the impact of SM on the intention to recommend tourism destinations based on users’ …


Provost Newsletter - March 30, 2020, Office of the Provost, Wright State University 2020 Wright State University

Provost Newsletter - March 30, 2020, Office Of The Provost, Wright State University

Office of the Provost Newsletters and Announcements

The Newsletter from the Office of the Provost regarding the effects of the COVID-19 restrictions on the 2020 Summer Semester.


Increasing Engagement With Student Government Associations: An Examination Of Student Publics, Viraj Patel 2020 Illinois State University

Increasing Engagement With Student Government Associations: An Examination Of Student Publics, Viraj Patel

Theses and Dissertations

Student Government Associations (SGAs) are campus organizations comprised of student leaders which advocate on behalf of the student population. Participation in SGAs have proven academic, professional, and social benefits, yet the engagement in the organization has declined. This study employs Daft and Lengel’s (1986) Media Richness Theory to examine if different media affect the composition of student publics. These publics are defined using Grunig’s (1979) Situational Theory of Publics (STP). Additionally, the impact of self-efficacy, response efficacy, and perceptions of social norms on the variables in STP is also examined.


The Guardian, Week Of March 30, 2020, Wright State Student Body 2020 Wright State University

The Guardian, Week Of March 30, 2020, Wright State Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

News articles from The Guardian for the week of March 23, 2020. The Guardian is the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. It has been published regularly since March of 1965.


Spartan Daily, March 26, 2020, San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 2020 San Jose State University

Spartan Daily, March 26, 2020, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2020

Volume 154, Issue 28


Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Women's Basketball's Sandra Skinner, Sandra Skinner 2020 Western Kentucky University

Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Women's Basketball's Sandra Skinner, Sandra Skinner

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

My Story is a series of first-person feature articles written by WKU student-athletes. The student-athletes will be telling their own stories in their own words. This article written by women’s basketball redshirt senior Sandra Skinner, whose final season was cut short because of the cancellation of the Conference USA Tournament earlier this month.


Provost Newsletter - March 26, 2020, Office of the Provost, Wright State University 2020 Wright State University

Provost Newsletter - March 26, 2020, Office Of The Provost, Wright State University

Office of the Provost Newsletters and Announcements

The Newsletter from the Office of the Provost regarding a new pass/unsatisfactory grading option for undergrad students and extension of the withdrawal deadline as a response to the COVID-19 outbreak.


Spartan Daily, March 25, 2020, San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 2020 San Jose State University

Spartan Daily, March 25, 2020, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2020

Volume 154, Issue 27


Spartan Daily, March 24, 2020, San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 2020 San Jose State University

Spartan Daily, March 24, 2020, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2020

Volume 154, Issue 26


The Guardian, Week Of March 23, 2020, Wright State Student Body 2020 Wright State University

The Guardian, Week Of March 23, 2020, Wright State Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

News articles from The Guardian for the week of March 23, 2020. The Guardian is the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. It has been published regularly since March of 1965.


Evaluation Of Native Advertisement Though Third Person Effect Theory: An Experimental Design, Inga Nafetvaridze 2020 University of South Florida

Evaluation Of Native Advertisement Though Third Person Effect Theory: An Experimental Design, Inga Nafetvaridze

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The main purpose of this research is to determine how people evaluate native advertising in order to figure out how ethical is a native advertising practice. The Third Person Effect Theory was applied to this study. It enables to examine people’s attitude toward native advertising. An experimental design was developed. Participants were exposed to three types of ads to find out if they are able to recognize native ads among other advertisements. The total number of participants was 386. The results were analyzed via ANOVA. The main finding of this study states that individuals perceive the native advertisement in a …


Media Fandom: Social Media Use And Collective Identity In China: A Case Study Of Z.Tao’S Weibo Fandom, Mier Sha 2020 University of South Florida

Media Fandom: Social Media Use And Collective Identity In China: A Case Study Of Z.Tao’S Weibo Fandom, Mier Sha

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

With the advancement of information and communication technologies (ICTs), social media platforms have been widely applied in the practices of media fandom. To determine the correlation between social media use and collective identity of celebrity fandom, the current study investigated Z.Tao’s Weibo fandom as a case conducting an online quantitative survey with 100 samples and 12 in-depth semi-structured interviews. The results show that social media use significantly facilitates the construction of collective identity of celebrity fandom on Weibo through fans’ experiences of ingroup interaction and outgroup interaction.


Spartan Daily, March 19, 2020, San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 2020 San Jose State University

Spartan Daily, March 19, 2020, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2020

Volume 154, Issue 25


Spartan Daily, March 18, 2020, San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 2020 San Jose State University

Spartan Daily, March 18, 2020, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2020

Volume 154, Issue 124


Spartan Daily, March 17, 2020, San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 2020 San Jose State University

Spartan Daily, March 17, 2020, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2020

Volume 154, Issue 23


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