Journalism Archive
Governmental control of the Internet and WikiLeaks
Abstract: This study looked at how newspapers operating in nations with varying degrees of governmental Internet control discussed Internet freedom of expression within their coverage of Wikileaks. This was done […]
Mission Accomplished
Tax incentives designed to lure film production away from California and New York have become commonplace in state legislatures across the country. By 2009, at least 44 states had enacted […]
Blazing a Different Trail
Abstract: The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) caused a media uproar locally and nationally in December 2014 when it announced it was dropping its football team, along with bowling […]
Reshaping broadcast television
Abstract: This work looks at the back story behind television broadcasting’s ability to maintain – even expand – its employment, while newspaper publishing and radio broadcasting have seen significant declines […]
Disabling Prejudice
Abstract: Part of the goal of the International Paralympic Committee is to “touch the heart of all people for a more equitable society.” Images of athletes with permanent visible physical […]
The Past as Persuader in The Great Speckled Bird
Abstract: This study examines journalistic uses of history in the underground newspaper The Great Speckled Bird during its original run, 1968-1976, based on Richard E. Neustadt and Ernest K. May’s […]
NCAA-Department of Defense Mind Matters Research Challenge
Abstract: The winners, who will each receive a $400,000 award to fund their projects, are among those who answered a call to submit research proposals designed to improve the understanding […]
Public trust in journalism and media
Abstract: The public is very critical of journalists and of the news media. It hardly matters what question is asked. The actual performance of those in journalism and of their […]
The truth between the lines
Abstract: This study explored, by comparative thematic analysis, the conceptualization of trust in news media in Serbia, Macedonia, and Croatia, three countries of Eastern Europe, where Communism might have left […]
Connectivity and Freedom
Abstract: This paper compares data on Internet connectivity gathered by the Gallup World Poll against data from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for information and […]