Browsing Department of Communication by Author "Christie, Thomas Bryan"
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Media Effects On Chinese And American Stereotypes In College Settings
Zhu, Lin (Communication, 2007-08-23)This study examines national stereotypes in the contexts of Chinese and American universities and discusses how mass media and previous personal contact affect perceptions of the outgroup separately and interactively. The ... -
Municipal Immigration Ordinances: An Analysis Of Newspaper Coverage Of A Controversial Issue
Burnett, Andrea Lynne (Communication, 2009-09-16)In 2006, the cities of Farmers Branch, Texas, and Hazleton, Pennsylvania, attempted to enact municipal immigration ordinances. The Farmers Branch ordinance would have banned apartment owners or managers from renting to ... -
The Public's Role In Framing The Agenda In The Digital Age
Ayres, Karen (Communication, 2008-08-08)The rapid growth of the Internet has transformed the business of journalism by allowing the public many new ways to participate in the news process. This thesis focuses on the public's participation in online news forums ... -
Russia's Portrayal In The Western Media: A Quantitative Analysis Of Leading Media Agency News Stories In 2007
Moscovici, Mihai (Communication, 2008-08-08)This study examined Western media news coverage about Russia. Representative samples from the leading Western wire and international broadcasting services - the AP, BBC and DW - were selected and analyzed using content ... -
The butterfly effect of deceptive science: How media influence may have spread the illusory link between vaccines and autism
Vinton, Kami M.; 0000-0001-6533-3568 (2016-05-10)Delaying or refusing childhood vaccinations can increase a community’s risk of vaccine-preventable diseases. Agenda setting theory demonstrates that media can influence people's attitudes and opinions. One study in 1998 ... -
The rise of Twitter in presidential communication: An examination of the relationship between President Trump's Twitter feed and the media coverage of his first 100 days
Xu, Zedan (2018-08-09)The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between Donald Trump’s Twitter feed and the media coverage of Trump’s agenda expressed in his tweets during the “honeymoon period.” From the theoretical perspective ... -
Today's Army: An Examination Of The Differences Of Newspaper Coverage About America's Army In Small And Large Markets
Levine Hanson, Kimberly (Communication, 2008-04-22)This study examines differences in coverage of prominent Army news stories in a daily newspaper in a rural town near an Army post and the nearest metropolitan area. Past media and visual effects research suggests that ... -
U.S. Public Image: A Study Of The Perceptions Of International Students From Predominantly Muslim Nations
Pinkerton, Mary Kathryn (Communication, 2007-08-23)After the United States-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, anti-Americanism increased among predominantly Muslim nations. This qualitative study used in-depth interviews to explore the perceptions of 11 international students ...