Expressed Best Communication Practices At Television Station X,
2014
Gonzaga University
Expressed Best Communication Practices At Television Station X, James Keith
Communication & Leadership Dissertations and Theses
American news organizations are evolving as new technologies emerge and alter the way information is reported. The same electronic tools that help connect television news providers with their audiences are being utilized internally between managers and employees. Using an electronic survey, face-to-face interviews, and ethnographic based observations, this study set out to determine best perceived communication practices in a television news environment. The research subjects were all employees at one San Antonio television station that for the sake of anonymity is referred to as Station X. Participants were asked their preferred means of communication for resolving conflict or addressing issues …
Social Media And The Church,
2014
Louisiana State University
Social Media And The Church, Danielle Nicolette Kelley
Honors Capstones
No abstract provided.
(Tele)Presence In Mediated Worship: The Influence Of Antecedent Traits And The Effect On Memory, Enjoyment And Behavior,
2014
University of Central Florida
(Tele)Presence In Mediated Worship: The Influence Of Antecedent Traits And The Effect On Memory, Enjoyment And Behavior, Brian Klebig
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This study examines the phenomena of (tele)presence in the distinct mediated environment of an online Christian worship service. A quantitative field experiment involving 48 participants who had just viewed a religious Internet broadcast was undertaken. Individual differences in personality and religiosity are examined in tandem with (tele)presence as predictors of a number of outcome variables, including memory, enjoyment of the online worship service and behavioral intention to be more active with the church. The results showed no significant relationship between religiosity and the experience of (tele)presence, but that users who experienced greater (tele)presence enjoyed the service more, had a greater …
"Les Miserables: The Twitter Revolution" : A Study Of Fan Activity, Parasocial Relationships, And Audience-Persona Interactions,
2014
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
"Les Miserables: The Twitter Revolution" : A Study Of Fan Activity, Parasocial Relationships, And Audience-Persona Interactions, Lance Stephen Bordelon
LSU Master's Theses
This study simulated a fan extension of the Broadway-renowned musical Les Miserables on a community level and measured the effects of fan interactions—both online and with the characters’ narratives as performed at Theatre Baton Rouge during summer 2013. The stimulus materials in this study were Tweets distributed via Twitter identities for each of the lead characters whereby their thoughts and narratives were communicated with audiences and Twitter followers—coinciding with the opening of the live theatrical production. Patrons of Theatre Baton Rouge were surveyed online after the closing of the production. This study served as a practical use of Twitter for …
Perceptions Of Collegiate And Professional Black Male Athletes Based On The Media,
2014
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Perceptions Of Collegiate And Professional Black Male Athletes Based On The Media, Dionell Mcneal
LSU Master's Theses
This study focuses on how media usage can affect one’s perceptions of Black collegiate and professional male athletes. While early research focused solely on traditional media, this study focuses on social media as well. This study investigates the relationships between the amounts of time spent using traditional and social media, and the perceptions of athletes in regards to their physical capability, the likelihood of being criminals, and prevalence of committing violent crimes. To explore relationships, this study utilized a total of 145 White participants. Findings showed a positive relationship existed between social media usage and perceptions of criminal-like characteristics. It …
Beautiful Disease: The Story Of Angelina Jolie’S Mastectomy In The American Media,
2014
Marquette University
Beautiful Disease: The Story Of Angelina Jolie’S Mastectomy In The American Media, Angie Michel
Maria Dittman Library Research Competition: Student Award Winners
In 2013 Angelina Jolie revealed in a New York Times editorial that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy earlier that year. This qualitative study examines the social meaning of that Times piece. Using fantasy theme analysis, I unearth the story the American media told about Jolie, her surgery and her editorial. I find that newspapers and magazines dramatized Jolie’s gender traits and portrayed her as an ultra-feminine hero protected from the physical and social threats of breast cancer.
British Cultural Narrative In Winston Churchill's Political Communication,
2014
University of South Florida
British Cultural Narrative In Winston Churchill's Political Communication, Andres L. Faza
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This study uses Winston Churchill's "We Shall Fight on the Beaches" speech, delivered to the House of Commons following the evacuation of Dunkirk, France in June 1940, as a source text by which to examine Churchill's use of British cultural narratives in political communication. Narrative and heuristic theories are proposed as means by which listeners process such messages. A number of rhetorical devices are defined, in order to inform a discussion of the narratives identified, particularly the means by which those narratives were rhetorically embedded in the text. After a careful examination of the source text, the narratives of knighthood …
Mena And The Internet : Technology And The Democratic Divide.,
2014
University of Louisville
Mena And The Internet : Technology And The Democratic Divide., Jason Gainous, Kevin M. Wagner
Faculty and Staff Scholarship
No abstract provided.
The Internet And The Google Age: Introduction,
2014
Edith Cowan University
The Internet And The Google Age: Introduction, Jonathan D. James
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
No abstract provided.
The Internet: Friend, Foe Or Target?,
2014
Edith Cowan University
The Internet: Friend, Foe Or Target?, Jonathan D. James
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
In this concluding chapter, I give an overview of how the Internet, a byproduct of our times, is shaping our culture and society in profound ways. I note some of the major concerns and perils of the Internet age and I conclude by pointing out how and why certain countries are targeting the Internet in terms of increased regulation and surveillance.
Platforms And Activism: Sharing 'My Make It Possible Story' Narratives,
2014
Edith Cowan University
Platforms And Activism: Sharing 'My Make It Possible Story' Narratives, Debbie Rodan, Jane Mummery
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
Although livestock welfare issues were once barely visible to mainstream consumers, animal welfare activists now combine traditional public media advocacy with various media platforms to spread their campaign message as widely as possible. For instance, Animals Australia’s ‘Make it Possible Campaign’ has used billboards, print media, television, radio, YouTube, Facebook, blogs, website stories, and Twitter to make livestock welfare issues visible to consumers. Such variety of platforms make it possible for animal activist groups such as Animals Australia to not only hail and mobilise consumers in a way that was not possible previously, but also to attract supporters, advertise their …
Mediating Legal Reform: Animal Law, Livestock Welfare And Public Pressure,
2014
Edith Cowan University
Mediating Legal Reform: Animal Law, Livestock Welfare And Public Pressure, Jane Mummery, Debbie Rodan, Katrina Ironside, Marnie Nolton
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
Legal protection of animal welfare in Australia is problematic with livestock (defined here as all animals farmed for use and profit, including poultry and aquatic animals) being effectively excluded from the majority of animal protection statutes. Such legal exclusions, joined with the inherent challenges of legal reform in this field – significant issues to do with standing, costs bearing and jurisdiction – have increased the difficulties of successful litigation. Despite explicit recognition of the necessity for reform in Australian animal law – in 2008 the Australian Law Reform Commission journal, Reform, took as its subject the ‘next great social justice …
Can You Hear Me Now: A Cross-National Analysis Of Media, New Icts, Press Freedoms And Sociopolitical Instability, Conflict, And Democracy.,
2014
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Can You Hear Me Now: A Cross-National Analysis Of Media, New Icts, Press Freedoms And Sociopolitical Instability, Conflict, And Democracy., Britt Christensen
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Using cross-national panel data, I investigated relationships among sociopolitical instability, major intrastate conflicts, democracy levels, and media and new information and communication technologies (ICTs) penetration rates and press freedoms. I conducted similar analyses regarding all non-democracies, looking at various types of political instability and media/ICT penetration rates. The results of this research add to democratic, freedom of expression, and political communication theories. These findings bring empirical evidence to help illuminate many of the popular debates surrounding the impact of new ICTs and freedom of expression on popular dissident activities. My results suggested that countries with higher rates of Internet and …
Art Tweets: A Content Analysis Of Social Media Activity Among Six Top Art Museums In The U.S.A.,
2014
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Art Tweets: A Content Analysis Of Social Media Activity Among Six Top Art Museums In The U.S.A., Patricia Ann Milford-Hoyt
LSU Master's Theses
This study presents a content analysis of Twitter posts tagged with one of six institutions to establish uses and gratifications with this medium and the art museum industry. Due to industry norms, copyright law, museums traditionally do not permit photography and therefore may limit the advancement of their mission through misuse of the social media. This study establishes a baseline by seeking to understand how museums and individual account holders engage on Twitter within the art museum space as well as begin to unearth whether museums are misusing this media outlet and limiting their potential to educate the public while …
Impression Formation In The Online Amateur Setting: An Examination Of Transgender People,
2014
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Impression Formation In The Online Amateur Setting: An Examination Of Transgender People, Minjie Li
LSU Master's Theses
Technology is enhancing our amateur culture, which may provide counter-stereotype depictions. The present study reexamined the continuum model of impression formation by investigating how the mechanism of an amateur technology platform interacts with the depiction of amateur content created by social minority members to redirect people’s cognitive process of impression formation of minority members in the online amateur setting. More specifically, conducting a 2 (Stereotype Depiction) x 2 (Platform) experiment, this study looked at whether amateur platform YouTube encouraged people to go beyond stereotyping to form an counter-stereotypic impression of the mediated transgender person featured in the amateur content. Moreover, …
Winona Currents Annual Report 2013,
2013
Winona State University
Winona Currents Annual Report 2013, 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. Winona Currents Annual Report for 2013.
Ua3/9/7 Fall 2013 End Of Semester Message,
2013
Western Kentucky University
Ua3/9/7 Fall 2013 End Of Semester Message, Wku President's Office - Ransdell
WKU Administration Documents
Email from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty & staff.
Ua12/2/1 Stressbusters,
2013
Western Kentucky University
Ua12/2/1 Stressbusters, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Administration Documents
Special finals week edition of the College Heights Herald.
Celebrity Endorsements In Print And Twitter: Comparing Brand Name Memorability And Credibility,
2013
Rochester Institute of Technology
Celebrity Endorsements In Print And Twitter: Comparing Brand Name Memorability And Credibility, Lauren Palmieri
Theses
The present study investigated the differences in brand name memorability and credibility of celebrity-endorsed advertisements presented in print and in Twitter. An experiment was conducted between two groups of participants. One group received treatments for print and the other for Twitter. Participants reviewed five advertisements, one of which contained a celebrity, then responded to 11 credibility belief statements and were tested on their memorability of the celebrity-endorsed ad. Significant differences were found in favor of remembering, buying and trusting a brand/product in celebrity-endorsed print ads. Significant differences were also found in the memorability of a celebrity-endorsed ad. The print group …
Spartan Daily, December 5, 2013,
2013
San Jose State University
Spartan Daily, December 5, 2013, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications
Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)
Volume 141, Issue 41
