Journalism and Mass Communications, William Allen White School of: Recent submissions
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Who Gets Vocal about Hyperlocal: Neighborhood Involvement and Socioeconomics in the Sharing of Hyperlocal News
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-01-09)This study examined the characteristics of readers who share hyperlocal news in person, over email, and through social media. A reader survey of 10 hyperlocal news websites that operate in a variety of communities in the ... -
The rural press in Kansas
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May I offer you a gift card? An analysis of Volkswagen's crisis response strategy in the wake of its Dieselgate scandal
(University of Kansas, 2017-01-01)Volkswagen’s Dieselgate scandal represents one of the largest automotive crises in history. In the United States, approximately 500,000 cars were found to emit as much as 40 times the legal limits in pollutants after the ... -
The political cartoon in America and Europe
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Facebook Brand Communities and Social Capital
(Athens Institute for Education and Research, 2017-01)This study examines the role of social media-based marketing in generating social capital by analyzing wall posts and comments on Facebook pages of a for-profit social enterprise (TOMS) and a conventional for-profit company ... -
Network Approach to Regime Type and Global Internet Connectedness
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-09-19)The current study examines the relationship between regime type and country access to the Internet at both domestic and global levels by conducting longitudinal analyses of economic and social indicators and Internet data ... -
Searching for cures: Inner-city and rural patients' awareness and perceptions of cancer clinical trials
(Elsevier, 2016-12)Fewer than 5% of cancer patients participate in clinical trials, making it challenging to test new therapies or interventions for cancer. Even within that small number, patients living in inner-city and rural areas are ... -
Predicting sugar-sweetened behaviours with theory of planned behaviour constructs: Outcome and process results from the SIPsmartER behavioural intervention
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-05)Objective Guided by the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and health literacy concepts, SIPsmartER is a six-month multicomponent intervention effective at improving SSB behaviours. Using SIPsmartER data, this study explores ... -
Sampling Methods and Sample Populations in Quantitative Mass Communication Research Studies: A 15-Year Census of Six Journals
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)This study evaluated the sampling methods and sample populations used in all U.S.-based survey and experimental mass communication studies published between 2000 and 2014 in six major journals (N = 1,173). Most studies ... -
Promoting Healthy Behavior from the Pulpit: Clergy Share Their Perspectives on Effective Health Communication in the African American Church
(Springer Verlag, 2013-12)African Americans continue to suffer disproportionately from health disparities when compared to other ethnicities (ACS 2010; CDC 2007). Research indicates that the church and the pastor in the African American community ... -
Employing the Church as a Marketer of Cancer Prevention: A Look at a Health Promotion Project Aimed to Reduce Colorectal Cancer Among African Americans in the Midwest
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2013)Health promotion programs designed to address colorectal cancer disparities among African Americans are increasing. Unfortunately, this group still shoulders a disproportionate mortality burden in the United States; these ... -
The better business bureau movement : Its relation to the problem of greater public confidence in advertising
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Improving Health Promotion to American Indians in the Midwest United States: Preferred Sources of Health Information and Its Use for the Medical Encounter
(Springer Verlag, 2012-12)American Indians and Alaska Natives suffer significant health disparities for many infectious and chronic diseases as compared to the general population. Providing accurate and culturally tailored health information to ... -
Court action as influenced by public opinion directed by the newspaper
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Mixed Message Media: Girls’ Voices and Civic Engagement in Student Journalism
(Berghahn Journals, 2017-04)Prior research has illustrated the benefits of media literacy and production programs for girls’ self-expression and civic engagement. This study examines whether formal high school journalism programs can be similarly ... -
A computerized intervention to promote colorectal cancer screening for underserved populations: Theoretical background and algorithm development
(IOS Press, 2012)Objective The aim of this exploratory study was to assess factors deemed by patients as “important” as they planned and considered undergoing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, and to use this data to design a ... -
Talking Politics on Facebook: Network Centrality and Political Discussion Practices in Social Media
(SAGE Publications, 2015)This study examines the relationship between political discussion on Facebook and social network location. It uses a survey name generator to map friendship ties between students at a university and to calculate their ... -
Student Media in U.S. Secondary Schools Associations with School Demographic Characteristics
(SAGE Publications, 2012-05-21)A survey measured student media availability in a representative sample of U.S. public high schools (N = 1,023). Most schools had yearbooks (94%) and newspapers (64%); some had television programs (29%); few had radio ... -
“Hit me up and we can get down” U.S. youths’ risk behaviors and sexual self-disclosure in MySpace profiles
(Taylor & Francis, 2011-12-02)Young people’s sexual self-disclosures in social media profiles can be problematic for those who produce them and for those who consume them. This study merged a content analysis with survey data to identify the characteristics ...