The Blame Is In The Frame: Inter-Reality Comparisons Of Crime Reports And Local News Crime Coverage On The Internet, 2010 Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
The Blame Is In The Frame: Inter-Reality Comparisons Of Crime Reports And Local News Crime Coverage On The Internet, Dana Marie Tumblin
LSU Master's Theses
Research of crime news suggests that Blacks are over represented as criminals when compared to crime reports; study of race and crime judgments reveals that viewers with heavy amounts of television news viewing associate Blacks with crime more often than viewers who watch lower amounts of television news. Further complicating the perception of Blacks is their lack of diversified coverage in the news. Most coverage of Blacks frames them as liabilities to their communities, while offering few positive depictions to counter the Black criminality frame. The Internet may aid in exacerbating stereotypes of Blacks by allowing users to selectively expose …
A New Focus For A University: Designing A Web Site To Feature Community Service, 2010 Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
A New Focus For A University: Designing A Web Site To Feature Community Service, Andrea Louise Clesi
LSU Master's Theses
This research used focus groups and usability testing to determine how a major land-grant university should design a Web site that would feature the community service work of faculty and staff, students and alumni, also referred to as stakeholders. University public relations professionals planned to launch an interactive Web site as part of the university’s sesquicentennial celebration in 2010, but had concerns that the Web site would not attract stakeholders. The research sought to answer the following questions based on uses and gratifications and impression management theories: What uses and gratifications, if any, do social networking sites provide stakeholders? Does …
The Role Of Race In Television News Coverage Of Shortcomings In U.S. Secondary Education, 2010 Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
The Role Of Race In Television News Coverage Of Shortcomings In U.S. Secondary Education, Jasmine Elise Haynes
LSU Master's Theses
Scholars and news media alike acknowledge that one of the main problems in education today is the minority achievement gaps in national testing. Although many education scholars have compiled several in-depth reasons as to why minorities, particularly African-American students, seem to generally lag behind their white counterparts, television news fails to give it’s audiences a comprehensive view of why minority achievement gaps are so prevalent in United States secondary public education. The purpose of this study was to examine where news consumers perceive television news places blame for problems in public education with regards to race. Studying how people perceive …
Measuring Consumer Perceptions Of Credibility, Engagement, Interactivity And Brand Metrics Of Social Network Sites, 2010 Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Measuring Consumer Perceptions Of Credibility, Engagement, Interactivity And Brand Metrics Of Social Network Sites, Jeffrey Evan Forbes
LSU Master's Theses
For advertisers looking to include online media in their marketing strategies, consumer perceptions of Web sites become increasingly important. This study examined three types of endorsement in an online setting. To accommodate the many voices of a social network site, this study employed a new form of endorsement, a social-network endorsement, to account for the collective opinions and feedback of social network site members. Using an experimental design, this study tested the credibility, engagement, and interactivity of three types of endorsements: a corporate endorsement, a third-party endorsement and a social-network endorsement. Two hundred fifty-one participants examined one of three sites, …
Public Perception And The Oil Industry: An Analysis Of Oil Employees' And Nigerians' Opinions Regarding Exxon Mobil And Shell Oil's Corporate Social Responsibility Efforts, 2010 Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Public Perception And The Oil Industry: An Analysis Of Oil Employees' And Nigerians' Opinions Regarding Exxon Mobil And Shell Oil's Corporate Social Responsibility Efforts, Liana L. Narcisse
LSU Master's Theses
This study looked at oil industry employees’ and Nigerians’ perceptions of Exxon Mobil and Shell Oil as socially responsible corporations and the role the two-step flow model of communication plays in shaping these publics’ impressions of the companies. Measures of participants’ perceptions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) were developed using Carroll’s 1971 three-dimensional model of CSR and Ketola’s (2008) holistic model of CSR. This study found that for both companies participants had average to less-than-favorable perceptions of the companies’ socially responsible behavior, according to the various categories of CSR. However, employees were more likely to view the companies more favorably …
Cartoon Violence: A Comparison Of Past And Present, 2010 California State University, San Bernardino
Cartoon Violence: A Comparison Of Past And Present, Elizabeth Cameron Macias
Theses Digitization Project
This study examined four cartoons in order to determine the extent of the violence, type of violence, and the context of violence in both dated and modern cartoons. To achieve this goal a content analysis of 'The Flintstones', 'The Jetsons', 'The Simpsons' and "Family Guy' was performed. These shows were chosen based on their popularity, classification as family programming, and the influence they have had on American culture.
The Immigrant, The Native Son, And The Ambassador: The Transnational Travels Of "Godzilla", "Speed Racer", And "Akira", 2010 College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences
The Immigrant, The Native Son, And The Ambassador: The Transnational Travels Of "Godzilla", "Speed Racer", And "Akira", Amber Shandling Cohen
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Anime In America, Disney In Japan: The Global Exchange Of Popular Media Visualized Through Disney's "Stitch", 2010 College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences
Anime In America, Disney In Japan: The Global Exchange Of Popular Media Visualized Through Disney's "Stitch", Nicolette Lucinda Pisha
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Gender Violence In The Twilight Phenomenon: A Feminist, 2009 University of Iowa
Gender Violence In The Twilight Phenomenon: A Feminist, Meenakshi Durham
Meenakshi Gigi Durham
No abstract provided.
Family Media Education For The Net Generation, 2009 Hong Kong Baptist University
Family Media Education For The Net Generation, Alice Lee
Dr. LEE, Alice
In the Web 2.0 age, the young people are growing up digital and the Internet becomes the essential part of their lives. This paper discusses the importance of family media education in this new age. The paper has three objectives: (1) analyzes the characteristics and media use of the Net Generation; (2) explores the role of parents in their online activities; (3) puts forward a family media education model “ARTICLE” for the Internet age. The model includes components of attitude, replacement, timetable, information, family communication, family online linkage and media ethics.
The Aims Of Public Scholarship In Media Law And Ethics, 2009 Marquette University
The Aims Of Public Scholarship In Media Law And Ethics, Erik Ugland
Erik Ugland
No abstract provided.
Photojournalism: Historical Dimensions To Contemporary Debates, 2009 Marquette University
Photojournalism: Historical Dimensions To Contemporary Debates, Bonnie Brennen
Bonnie Brennen
No abstract provided.
At The Intersection Of Jesuit And Feminist Moral Philosophies: Teaching For Social Justice In The Engaged Classroom, 2009 Marquette University
At The Intersection Of Jesuit And Feminist Moral Philosophies: Teaching For Social Justice In The Engaged Classroom, Ana Garner
Ana Garner
No abstract provided.
Teaching For Social Justice In The Engaged Classroom: The Intersection Of Jesuit And Feminist Moral Philosophies, 2009 Marquette University
Teaching For Social Justice In The Engaged Classroom: The Intersection Of Jesuit And Feminist Moral Philosophies, Joyce Wolburg, Karen Slattery, Ana Garner, Lynn Turner
Joyce Wolburg
No abstract provided.
Cultural Studies, 2009 University of Iowa
The Patriotic Good Mother Of World War Ii: A Study Of A Cultural Ideal, 2009 Marquette University
The Patriotic Good Mother Of World War Ii: A Study Of A Cultural Ideal, Ana Garner, Karen Slattery
Ana Garner
No abstract provided.
Understanding A Different Kind Of Inter-Media, 2009 Marquette University
Understanding A Different Kind Of Inter-Media, Sumana Chattopadhyay, M. Greenwood
Sumana Chattopadhyay
No abstract provided.
Integrating Media Education With Positive Psychology: Cultivating Happy Young People, 2009 Hong Kong Baptist University
Integrating Media Education With Positive Psychology: Cultivating Happy Young People, Alice Lee
Dr. LEE, Alice
No abstract provided.
American Journalism History Reader, 2009 Marquette University
American Journalism History Reader, Bonnie Brennen, Hanno Hardt
Bonnie Brennen
The American Journalism History Reader presents important primary texts—news articles and essays about journalism from all stages of the history of the American press—alongside key works of journalism history and criticism. The volume aims to place journalism history in its theoretical context, to familiarize the reader with essential works of, and about, journalism, and to chart the development of the field.
The reader moves chronologically through American journalism history from the eighteenth-century to the present, combining classic sources and contemporary insights. Each century's section begins with a critical introduction, which establishes the social and political environment in which the media …
Advertising, Society And Consumer Culture, 2009 Marquette University
Advertising, Society And Consumer Culture, Joyce Wolburg, Roxanne Hovland
Joyce Wolburg
No abstract provided.