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Salud Y Saludos: The E-News Of The College Of Health Sciences, College Of Health Sciences

College of Health Sciences

Monthly e-newletter of the College of Health Sciences.

The Interpretation Of Online Identity On Facebook And Social Networking Sites, Margaret D. Denninger

Communication & Leadership Dissertations and Theses

This study explored the interpretation of identity as it relates to the construction of self-identity on Facebook. Academic scholarship of online identity development on Facebook and other Social Networking Sites (SNS) revealed recent research that juxtaposed online identity makeup within communication and psychological frameworks. The expansion of Facebook and its design elements drew academic analyses that questioned the authenticity and fluidity of online identities. In this meta-analysis, three studies were discussed in depth, approximately 50 studies on Facebook identity construction were reviewed, and professional critiques on the Facebook effect were included. Research questions query: the prospect of true identity online; …

What Readers Want: Motivation, Interaction, And Value As Key Factors Influencing The Future Of Book Publishing, Stephanie A. Stevens

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

Access, May 2011, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Access Magazine

No abstract provided.

News That Isn’T “Fit To Print”, Emily H. Holden

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

An Iphone In A Haystack: The Uses And Gratifications Behind Farmers Using Twitter, Sarah Van Dalsem

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Theses

The fast-growing social media site, Twitter, is growing in popularity among Americans from all walks of life, including farmers who are using it to share information with other farmers and consumers. This thesis expands on Uses and Gratifications Theory by looking at how farmers are using the social media site to promote agriculture and reach out to others. Based on a qualitative analysis completed on 22 interviews with farmers, four major purposes for using Twitter came to light: (1) Farmers are using Twitter to seek information; (2) they are using it as a tool to lead others within the agricultural …

The Oddity As Commodity: Television And The Modern Day Freak Show, Robin Marie Cecala

Dissertations

A new genre of documentary and reality program has appeared on cable television in recent years. Suddenly, little people, conjoined twins, the morbidly obese, Treeman and Mermaid Girl are the new stars of cable. This latest genre features people with medical conditions once exhibited in the turn of the century freak shows.

The goal of this dissertation is to argue that documentary programming on cable is becoming a modern version of the P.T. Barnum-style freak shows. The analysis uses both qualitative and quantitative methods to examine representations of race, culture and disability. The dissertation also discusses the history of the …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 52, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

Spartan Daily April 28, 2011, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 136, Issue 46

The Prospector, April 28, 2011, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Body Art Myths

Spartan Daily April 27, 2011, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 136, Issue 45

Prospectus, April 27, 2011, Kassy Coan, Josh Grube, Chuck Shepherd, Sean Hermann, Jake Godin, Markus Rodgers, Rod Lovett

Prospectus 2011

YEAR-ROUND PELL GRANT ELIMINATED, Japanese Culture Club: Small Group, Big Heart, Parkland Students to Help Install LiveRoof System on Campus, Chuck Shepherd's News of the Weird, News From the Studio: The Latest from 88.7 WPCD, With Parents in Korea, Sis Becomes Mom, Will We Ever Be Able to Fight for a Common Goal Again?, Attack the Law, Not the Lawyer, Is Everybody Happy?, A Look into the World of Focus Testing, Shoes That Can Be Recycled, Real Men Wear Pink! Cobras Host Invitational for Breast Cancer Research, Heartland Takes Bite Out of PC Softball, Stay Safe

The Guardian, April 27, 2011, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

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

The Cnn Effect: Mass Media And Humanitarian Aid, Jared R. Bredeson

Senior Honors Theses

Mass media have great power and great responsibility. The CNN Effect states that when news media broadcast emotionally driven stories of human crisis, this provokes a major response by domestic audiences and political elites. This power to influence public policy can help save people from danger and even death. Acts of massive genocide were committed in Rwanda and Darfur. Because the media failed to act quickly and report accurately on these situations, many people lost their lives due to slow international reaction. News media need to learn from these tragic mistakes and never let genocide go on unnoticed by those …

Spartan Daily April 26, 2011, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 136, Issue 44

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 51, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

The Prospector, April 26, 2011, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Burglaries Increase

Spartan Daily April 25, 2011, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 136, Issue 43

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

Spartan Daily April 21, 2011, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 136, Issue 42