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Journalism Scholarly Works: Recent submissions
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Mixed methods evaluation of a randomized control pilot trial targeting sugar-sweetened beverage behaviors
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2013)This Excessive sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption and low health literacy skills have emerged as two public health concerns in the United States (US); however, there is limited research on how to effectively address ... -
Newsrooms fertile ground for burnout among layoff survivors
(American Society of News Editors, 2010)High levels of stress "coupled with journalists' often priest-like commitment and passion for the work" makes journalism "a fertile field for burnout development," reports Scott Reinardy, assistant professor in the William ... -
TV Sportscasters 1, Burnout 0: Resources Sideline the Job Stressors of Sports Broadcasters
(University of Nebraska Press, 2012)Using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey, this study determined that about 75% of 272 U.S. television sportscasters were not experiencing a great deal of burnout. However, they did indicate that job demands, role ... -
Feeling the Love: Sportscasters Score Big with Job Satisfaction
(University of Nebraska Press, 2011)This study indicates that TV sportscasters (N = 272) are extremely satisfied in their jobs. Perceived organizational support and management's commitment to local sports coverage contributed to that satisfaction. Work-family ... -
Back to the Basics: Teaching the Teachers of Sports Journalism and Media
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Layoff survivors grapple with satisfaction and quality of work as newspapers reorganize
(Journal of Media Business Studies, 2010)Lewin’s (1947) organizational development theory says that after an organization reorganizes and downsizes, it “refreezes” to prechange comfort levels. This study of 2,159 newspaper layoff survivors indicates they perceive ... -
Survey measures burnout in newspaper sports editors
(Newspaper Research Journal, 2008)Although the editors suffer moderate rates of burnout in terms of exhaustion and cynicism., they demonstrate high levels of professional effectiveness. Generally, they do not suffer high rates of burnout. -
Female journalists more likely to leave newspapers
(Newspaper Research Journal, 2009)A survey of 715 U.S. newspaper journalists reveals women report higher levels of exhaustion and lower levels of professional efficacy than do men. Among women 27 and younger, 30 percent say they intend to leave the field. -
Need for speed onto Internet clashes with journalistic values
(Newspaper Research Journal, 2010)Interviews with U.S. newspaper journalists reveal that along with online initatives, newsroooms are experiencing organizational transformation. Young journalists are driving it and have adopted the online initiatives as ... -
Job security, satisfaction influence work commitment
(Newspaper Research Journal, 2012)A nationwide survey of newspaper journalists found that coping control, perceptions of job quality and job security and organizational commitment are significant, positive predictors of job satisfaction. -
Are Anti-Spit Tobacco Campaigns Striking Out? A Survey of Iowa and Nebraska College Baseball Players
(Great Plains Studies, Center for Social Sciences, 2006-10-01)Anti-spit tobacco information is replete with fear appeals, including firsthand accounts of death and debilitation, to make users aware of the health risks and dangers. Those dangers, however, are well known by baseball ... -
A Rural Community Pauses to Gauge Attitudes on the Road to an Alternative Economic Strategy
(New Prairie Press, 2010)This community-based research uses Q methodology to examine perceptions of tourism and downtown development in a lower Midwest town that has experienced continual economic downturn and decreasing population. With memories ... -
Engaging Diverse Underserved Communities to Bridge the Mammography Divide
(BMC Public Health, 2011)Background: Breast cancer screening continues to be underutilized by the population in general, but is particularly underutilized by traditionally underserved minority populations. Two of the most at risk female minority ...