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Boesch, Brian C.
Inside the Appalachian League: A New Environment for Players and Journalists.
Degree: BS, Journalism, 2011, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College
► The Appalachian League is oftentimes the starting point for minor league players…
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▼ The Appalachian League is oftentimes the starting point for minor league players in their journey to Major League Baseball. It is also a new backdrop for the merging fields of journalism and media relations. This piece features an extensive analysis on the ethical dilemmas involved with covering teams in the Appalachian League. It also includes a three-part radio series that details the Appalachian League's style of play. The three radio programs discuss how the game of baseball is played at this level, why winning is not necessarily the main motivation, and who competes in this league.
Advisors/Committee Members: Hodson, Thomas.
Subjects: Journalism
Keywords: Appalachian League; baseball; minor leagues; Major League Baseball; journalism; media relations; ethics
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DeCarlo, Sarah.
A 30-Year Trend Analysis of Male Representation and Objectification in Esquire Advertisements.
Degree: BS, Journalism, 2012, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College
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▼ This study was conducted as an undergraduate thesis submitted to the Honors Tutorial College. It employs a content analysis to examine the changes in the representation and objectification of male models in Esquire magazine advertisements, focusing on sole-male images. The time period being studied is 1980 to 2010, providing this study with a population sample of 1,530 advertisements. Findings showed that while the representation of men has remained about the same over these 30 years, the objectification of men has significantly increased.
Advisors/Committee Members: Kalyango, Yusuf.
Subjects: Communication; Gender; Gender Studies; Journalism; Mass Communications; Mass Media
Keywords: Sarah DeCarlo; objectification; gender representation; men; male; media images; advertising; Esquire; content analysis
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Edwards, Gina Nicole.
Rooting for the Truth in Humor: The Onion’s Media and Cultural Satire.
Degree: BS, Journalism, 2012, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College
► The Onion, a satirical American news organization with print, online and broadcast…
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▼ The Onion, a satirical American news organization with print, online and broadcast content, has gained significant popularity and influence in both the world of humor and commentary. Through analysis of a subset of Onion content, this thesis examines its comic techniques as well as its reactions to contemporary media and culture. Like other popular satirists of the early 21st century such as Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, The Onion acts as a cynical yet corrective lens through which to view the world. It notes and denounces societal shortcomings with the aim of creating an educated and skeptical audience. In an evolving digital news age, The Onion provides necessary commentary and criticism of norms in both journalism and American life.
Advisors/Committee Members: Lee, Judith Yaross.
Subjects: Communication; Journalism
Keywords: The Onion; humor; satire; media literacy; newspaper; journalism; criticism; commentary
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Elliott, Anne A.
Rights in Conflict: Freedom of Information versus the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act.
Degree: BS, Journalism, 2012, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College
► This thesis examines the conflict between freedom of information and privacy rights…
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▼ This thesis examines the conflict between freedom of information and privacy rights in light of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. Theoretical, ethical and legal aspects of both rights are discussed, and I provide a case study and analysis of the interpretation of FERPA by various legal professionals, mostly employees of public universities in Ohio.
Advisors/Committee Members: Debatin, Bernhard.
Subjects: Journalism; Law
Keywords: privacy; freedom of information; FERPA; right to know; journalism; education; law
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Ferchak, Rachel M.
The Tighza Valley: A Traditional Culture in a Changing Morocco.
Degree: BS, Journalism, 2012, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College
► This professional project studies the underreported and traditional culture of the Tighza…
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▼ This professional project studies the underreported and traditional culture of the Tighza Valley, a remote and impoverished area of Morocco that is located in the Atlas Mountains. The Tighza Valley has a population of approximately 1,500 people, who use subsistence farming and agriculture as a means of survival and for their economy. The project contains two parts: a published magazine and a scholarly analysis. Through ethnographic and immersion journalism, the magazine tells the stories of the people living in the village and captures their daily lives using extensive interviews with villagers and observations of the TIghza lifestyle. The scholarly analysis examines the methods and theories of the project as it relates to the journalism field as a whole.
Advisors/Committee Members: Sweeney, Michael S.
Subjects: Journalism
Keywords: professional project; magazine; scholarly paper; Morocco; Tighza Valley; ethnographic and immersion journalism; foreign correspondence; culture
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Grannis, Emily R.
Hard Pressed: The Paraguayan Media and Democratic Transition, 1980s-1990s.
Degree: BS, Journalism, 2010, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College
► The Paraguayan press has struggled since the country's early days of independence…
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▼ The Paraguayan press has struggled since the country's early days of independence to establish a professional, free media system. During most of that history, Paraguay was led by authoritarian dictatorships or highly unstable elected governments. Paraguayans and their media found themselves in a vastly different climate in February 1989 when the country's last dictator was overthrown and free press established as a priority for the new government. Using interviews with prominent journalists and scholars, as well as analysis of media during and immediately after the dictatorship, this thesis explores the media's role in Paraguay's democratic transition and journalists' efforts to further reform their country and their industry. Although journalists played a limited role in pushing for democracy, their actions following Stroessner's fall reveal the complexities of building a free media system.
Advisors/Committee Members: Barr-Melej, Patrick.
Subjects: Communication; History; Journalism; Latin American history
Keywords: Paraguay; press freedoms; media and democratic transition; Stroessner
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Gumerman, Lisa J.
Standards of Online Journalism: If and how publications use transparency, interactivity and multimedia.
Degree: BS, Journalism, 2010, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College
► This study examined six publications' online versions in order to determine if…
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▼ This study examined six publications' online versions in order to determine if what standards of online journalism exist, and if they are shared across different publications. The publications were evaluated in light of the three categories of the study: transparency, interactivity and multimedia. For transparency, aspects of visibility of process were examined – is it possible to determine who the author is and find out more about him/her? Are the sources obvious, and is it possible to find more about them? Interactivity took into account three indicators of interactivity – sharing options, related stories and commenting. How extensive were they? How easy were they to use? Multimedia looked at offerings beyond text, like images, infographics, slideshows and video. Where these being utilized? Were they afterthoughts or did they aid the story-telling of the article? Given the standards found, recommendations for editorial and design practices were developed. Implementing these recommendations will hopefully draw in readers, keep them at the site and make them invested in it, which will in turn make online media more viable as a revenue source
Advisors/Committee Members: Debatin, Bernhard.
Subjects: Journalism
Keywords: online journalism; multimedia; transparency; interactivity; electronic journalism; journalism; online media; online publications
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Klein, Daniel F.
Partnerships in Fostering Poverty Alleviation: A Case Study on the Together Ohio Campaign in Appalachian Communities.
Degree: BS, Journalism, 2011, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College
► Appalachian Ohio stands as one of the poorest and most underdeveloped regions…
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▼ Appalachian Ohio stands as one of the poorest and most underdeveloped regions in the country. This study evaluates a social marketing campaign initiated by the Together Ohio: Southeast Collaborative to foster partnerships between nonprofits and local faith-based groups to carry out poverty alleviation initiatives in their communities. The year-long campaign targeted local nonprofits and faith-based groups in 15 counties in Southern Ohio. Principles of social marketing were product (collaborative partnerships), price (cost, perception of applicability and efficacy, and access), promotion (letters, flyers, website, emails, word-of-mouth), and place (regional campuses, ODJFS offices, local libraries). The campaign consisted of a Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Community Listening Sessions and Partnership Development Institutes. Of respondent organizations that participated in the Partnership Development Institutes (n = 23), 52% indicated that they learned “A great deal” about the value and benefits of partnering and collaboration and 48% indicated that they learned “Some things about this topic.” No one answered that they learned either Very few things about the topic or “practically nothing about this topic.” This evaluation suggests the need for more research on the use of social marketing in other campaigns targeting primarily rural and underserved areas.
Advisors/Committee Members: Cheng, Dr. Hong.
Subjects: Communication; Journalism
Keywords: social marketing; collaboration; community development; poverty alleviation; nonprofit; partnerships; communication theory; volunteerism; capacity building; organizational capacity; social marketing campaign; campaign; poverty; Appalachia; faith-based
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Krumheuer, Aaron Taylor.
LAVALAND ZINE: Community Writing and the Arts in Athens.
Degree: BS, Journalism, 2012, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College
► The purpose of this project was to create a print and online…
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▼ The purpose of this project was to create a print and online publication and report on the visual arts of Athens, Ohio. Through interviews and images, the LAVALAND zine showcased a cross section of the Athens art scene. My research explicated how the zine and ezine platforms catered to a community of both place and interest and suggested how arts journalism could be improved at the local level.
Advisors/Committee Members: Gerl, Ellen.
Subjects: Journalism
Keywords: Arts journalism; Community journalism; Zines; Visual arts
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Lohner, Jessica A.
Facebook, Twitter, and Interactivity: Changes in the way society discusses news.
Degree: BS, Journalism, 2012, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College
► When new communication technologies are introduced into society, society changes. The Internet…
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▼ When new communication technologies are introduced into society, society changes. The Internet is one of these new technologies, and specifically social media. The Internet and social media have made it possible for anyone to talk to anyone, and for anyone to have conversations with anyone. Conversation could also be said to be interactive, and interactivity appears to be at the core of new media technologies, especially the Internet and social media. This paper explores how interactivity and social media have changed the way society discusses news, both through academic research as well as a survey conducted among undergraduate college students about their news consumption and social media habits, such as determining if they are indeed getting their news from social media, and if so, how often they are participating in interactive activities like commenting.
Advisors/Committee Members: Meyer, Hans K.
Subjects: Communication; Information Technology; Journalism; Mass Communications; Mass Media; Multimedia Communications; Sociology; Web Studies
Keywords: social media; Facebook; Twitter; interactivity; society; news; Internet; Ohio University; Jessica Lohner; commenting; tweeting; retweeting; posting; communication technology
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Menrisky, Alexander.
Le voile du journalisme: Metaphorical and analytical inquiry into press coverage of a national French debate.
Degree: BS, Journalism, 2012, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College
► In April 2011, a law went into effect in France that would…
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▼ In April 2011, a law went into effect in France that would no longer allow Muslim women to don the full veil in any public location. News coverage of the event was heavy, in the French press and internationally. American coverage of the issue was widespread across a number of partisan papers and Web sites. Throughout the coverage, journalists used a number of linguistic devices to convey the debate in terms appropriate to their audiences. This thesis examines the language used by these journalists to cover the ban of the full-face veil in France, particularly metaphorical language. Through a variety of theoretical approaches, this thesis studies the metaphors, valence, and framing of articles from a sample of French and American publications in order to determine ways in which the two samples present news. The ban in France serves as a constant tying these articles together, and allows for a comparison of news reportage styles between the two populations. The project finds that the French sample as a whole approaches its news writing on a more neutral level, where the American sample uses more inflammatory language. In addition, it reveals ways in which these two countries view international debates through the press.
Advisors/Committee Members: Debatin, Bernhard.
Subjects: Communication; European History; European Studies; Foreign Language; Journalism
Keywords: burqa; niqab; full-face veil; metaphor; valence; frame; France
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Nordrum, Amy L.
“War on Global Warming”: Militarized Language in Environmental Journalism.
Degree: BS, Journalism, 2010, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College
► This thesis explores the extent and effects of militarized language in modern…
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▼ This thesis explores the extent and effects of militarized language in modern American coverage of climate change. Research on framing theory, metaphor theory, and militarized language provides background to original research about the form and prevalence of phrases like “battling climate change” and “war on global warming”. Articles from three leading U.S. newspapers published from 2006-2009 were analyzed for instances of militarized language and the use of specific words were tallied. Militarized language was found in 1.5% of articles published throughout the time period studied. Though there has been no apparent empirical testing on the subject, theoretical research described in this thesis indicates that users should avoid militarized language because leading scholars have proposed few potential benefits and many drawbacks of a metaphorical association with war.
Advisors/Committee Members: Debatin, Bernhard.
Subjects: Communication; Journalism; Linguistics; Mass media
Keywords: militarized language; metaphor; climate change; framing theory; media frames; global warming
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Toy, Chelsea E.
Journalistic Distance Within a Community of Interest: The Barrel Racing Blog.
Degree: BS, Journalism, 2010, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College
► The purpose of this project was to examine my role as a…
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▼ The purpose of this project was to examine my role as a journalist covering a community of interest through the creation of a website that enriches dialogue about the barrel racing and rodeo community in the Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia region. The website provides a space for works of journalism that cover barrel racing events and issues in the area, and my research included a thorough analysis of the role of community journalism in a community that is both virtual and regional.
Advisors/Committee Members: Frith, Cary.
Subjects: Journalism
Keywords: horses; barrel racing; rodeo; community journalism; blogging
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Verdile, Samantha.
Corrections Policies in Online Journalism: A Critical Analysis, Ethical Discussion and Typology.
Degree: BS, Journalism, 2010, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College
► This thesis demonstrates the need for standardized online corrections policies through a…
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▼ This thesis demonstrates the need for standardized online corrections policies through a critical analysis of several news outlets' current corrections policies, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Slate, and Christian Science Monitor. An examination of why corrections policies are necessary, including a look at the ways the internet has changed modern journalism, prefaces this critical analysis. There is an ethical discussion of how certain online corrections policies do or do not support the traditional journalistic principles of accuracy, transparency, accountability, and credibility. Finally, a typology was created to rank several news outlets' current online corrections policies. Ultimately, it was found that the emergence of online journalism has affected the way in which journalists correct their mistakes. The transitional timeframe, in addition to the lack of a guarantee that readers will ever return to an online news article (or even the news outlet’s website in general), means that mistakes and their ensuing corrections can quite literally become lost in cyberspace. These changes indicate that it is time to address the issue of how best to deal with corrections in online journalism. Moreover, it was found that the current state of online corrections policies is a wildly inconsistent situation, and some sort of standard is vital to the journalism industry.
Advisors/Committee Members: Debatin, Bernhard.
Subjects: Journalism; Technology
Keywords: online journalism; journalism; corrections; retractions; mistakes; online journalism ethics; media ethics; scrubbing; unpublishing; blogging; media mistakes
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Wagner, Adam Richard.
Hitting a Paywall: An Investigation Into the Viability of Newspapers' Online Revenue Strategies.
Degree: BS, Journalism, 2012, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College
► The newspaper industry has entered a state of economic crisis during the…
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▼ The newspaper industry has entered a state of economic crisis during the past decade, as print revenues fall dramatically and Web revenues rise in small amounts. This study attempts to determine how newspaper executives believe revenue models could change in the near future. Interviews were conducted with a total of 10 executives at five different newspapers. These interviews weretranscribed, analyzed, and arranged into individual case studies. After analysis, this study came to four separate conclusions: the decline in advertising revenue is irrevocable; newspapers need to begin emphasizing the development and monetization of mobile products; subscriptions to newspaper web sites that are combined with limited free access tend to be effective because they allow light users to have access, keeping traffic numbers high and encouraging advertising; and newspapers’ corporate ownership often determines their revenue models. This study emphasizes the importance of labeling so called paywalls as “digital subscriptions” to make them seem familiar; the important role that casual users have in supporting newspaper revenue; and the idea that corporate ownership should allow individual papers to decide their revenue models in order to take advantage of market opportunities in an efficient manner.
Advisors/Committee Members: Martin, Hugh.
Subjects: Journalism; Mass Communications; Mass Media
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Zachry, Caitlyn R.
The Impact of Hyper-Local News: An Evaluation of the Relationship between Community Newspaper Coverage and Civic Engagement.
Degree: BS, Journalism, 2011, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College
► Joining a growing body of research on social capital and civic engagement,…
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▼ Joining a growing body of research on social capital and civic engagement, this project examined the ways that localized newspapers can build better communities.Availability of news outlets in an area is typically positively related to citizens’ engagement within the community. It is unclear if community newspapers have similar impacts on engagement regardless of content, or if specific types of community newspaper content have different effects on civic engagement and social capital. This study examined engagement levels within demographically similar communities, differentiated by whether the community newspaper employed hyper-local reporting strategies. A mail survey, containing questions about newspaper readership, public expectations of the newspaper, community connectedness and civic engagement, was sent to residents of Hannibal, Missouri and Defiance, Ohio. Respondents from both communities displayed high levels of community knowledge and direct contact with those engaged in civic affairs (above 80% for all measures). Civic engagement levels were similar for residents of both towns, with slightly higher levels for those who were accustomed to hyper-local reporting. Respondents from both Hannibal and Defiance expected the community newspaper to serve a positive social role by helping to improve the community.
Advisors/Committee Members: Martin, Hugh J.
Subjects: Journalism
Keywords: civic engagement; journalism; community journalism; local newspaper; local media; social capital
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Zelaski, Edward O.
The State of American Media: Media Conglomeration in the United States and What Can Be Done to Fix the Media.
Degree: BS, Journalism, 2010, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College
► The American media system needs to be reformed. While the media are…
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▼ The American media system needs to be reformed. While the media are supposed to be a powerful force in preserving our democracy, certain components have not been as vigilant lately. In the name of capitalism, once separate media companies have merged to form a powerful few. The so-called Big Six – AOL Time Warner, Disney, General Electric, News Corporation, Columbia Broadcasting Service and Viacom – control the mainstream media in the United States. Not only do these companies control television stations, but also publishing companies, newspapers, and Internet websites. Additionally, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has its hands in every form of media across the globe. Thus, a select few are controlling a large portion of the message to the American people. As a result of this corporate expansion, the state of journalism has suffered with the emphasis now on the bottom line instead of honest and respectable journalism. The mainstream media have degenerated into partisan reporting on both sides of the political spectrum. Americans are beginning to consider political pundits, like Glenn Beck or journalistic lightweights like Barbara Walters, actual journalists. The healthcare reform debate highlights just how important the media are and how corrupted certain media groups have become. As the reform debate continues, the desire for profits appears to drive the media rather than a desire to report the truth. This can only prove deleterious to the American political system.
Advisors/Committee Members: Debatin, Bernhard.
Subjects: Journalism
Keywords: journalism; media reform; media conglomeration; media; fox news; news corporation; general electric; cbs; viacom; disney; time warner
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