Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, 2016, Journalism (Communication)

This study aims to understand if the process of habit formation differs between traditional news media consumption and online news media consumption and how the implications for the uses and gratification theory is evolving, as a result. Seven respondents who access news from the web were interviewed, were asked to describe their consumption behaviors in terms of frequency, mode, time, duration and environment of access. The study observed a shift in the way modern day people consume news due to the increase in modes of access. The results of the study indicate that habit formation is now based on RSS feed-based platforms that both give users a wider sense of control over their content, and allow them to maintain an affinity for a platform, while still consuming their preferred content.

Committee: Hans Meyer K. (Advisor) Subjects: Journalism; Mass Communications

MDes, University of Cincinnati, 2004, Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning : Design

This thesis explores the sustainability of media by using a scenario model. It focuses on current practices within traditional and new media to determine how sustainable each of these is in terms of the economic, social, and ecological aspects that constitute sustainability. Chapter One, an overview, defines traditional and new media, traditional and new media designers, sustainability, and describes the scenario model. Chapters Two through Five discuss the sustainability of a representative technology for each quadrant of the scenario model. These chapters all use a standard format and vocabulary for comparison and for highlighting potential trends within each quadrant. Chapter Six analyzes the two previously discussed traditional and new media. Comparisons between the current and potential sustainability trends of each technology are covered. The research concludes that sustainable growth requires evolving guidelines and ongoing educational development, to enable businesses and consumers to make increasingly sustainable choices.

Committee: Dr. J. Chewning (Advisor) Subjects:

Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), Bowling Green State University, 2017, Music Composition

Well-known repertoires exist of instrumental works synthesizing Eastern and Western elements and also of works that combine acoustic instruments with electronics. In this document, I study the integration of Eastern and Western elements in a subset of works for electronics with Traditional Asian Instruments (TAI) and, in some cases, also traditional Western instruments. The goals are to draw attention to this repertoire and its inherent challenges, and specifically to demonstrate strategies used to integrate the TAI and electronics—with the hope that the analytical tools provided in the document will help others approach works involving cultural syntheses and, in particular, that this will offer guidance to composers interested in writing for TAI and electronics. This document examines three music compositions chosen because of the composers' different cultural backgrounds and relationships to TAIs: Mist on a Hill by Marc Battier (France), Endless Whispering by Kee Yong Chong (Malaysia) and Spiral Network by Gene Coleman (United States). Their individualistic orientations toward materials offer three solutions to the three problems in composing for TAI and electronics: how the three chosen composers with different cultural backgrounds write for TAI and electronics and their perspectives on traditional instruments; the difficulty in dealing with the nuances in timbre and different notational systems; and how they define the role of electronics in the chosen works for this document. Studies of individual pieces examine the influence of TAI on pitch structure, and explore the connections between TAI and electronics/Western instruments in terms of pitch, timbre, and musical technique/gestures. This study is supported by my original contribution of cultural maps which are guides to the recurrence of any traditional playing techniques associated with the TAI, whether they occur in the TAI, Western instruments, or electronics. The issues of notatio (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Marilyn Shrude Dr. (Advisor); Nora Engebretsen Dr. (Committee Member); Mikel Kuehn Dr. (Committee Member); Adam Fullenkamp Dr. (Committee Member) Subjects: Music