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Water; Journalism Education; News Reporting; Content Analysis; News Media; Mass Media; Case Studies; Citizenship; Public Policy; Newspapers; Recreation; State Legislation; Legislation; Comparative Analysis; Community Recreation Programs; Environment

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Local news media help shape the agendas from which new policies emerge. Furthermore, local media help determine public understanding of complex issues. Media should inform citizens and policymakers on important policy issues. This study uses a content analysis of 11 newspapers to understand the manner in which reporters covered a specific environmental policy issue in Colorado. Findings indicate that news coverage did not provide local readers with contextual information important in forming policy opinions. These findings support mass communication and policy scholarship on the limitations of local media in adequately informing citizens and policymakers. (Contains 5 notes, 3 tables, and 1 figure.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Higher Education; Awards; Ethics; Foreign Countries; Humanities; Educational Change; Educational Policy; Commercialization; Marketing; Newspapers; Reputation; Institutional Characteristics; Educational Strategies; Educational Objectives; News Reporting

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This paper argues that the "Times Higher" provides a powerful tool for understanding the changing character of UK higher education (HE) and can usefully be seen as representative, and in some ways constitutive, of that changing character. Drawing on an analysis of a sample of stories from the "Times Higher," it documents the changing policy climate of UK HE from 1979 to 2010. It offers a broadly chronological account of themes that have emerged as prominent at different times during this period, pointing, "inter alia," to fears about threats to the humanities, the rise of various forms of instrumentalism and the incorporation of HE institutions and agencies into a common mindset characterised by a preoccupation with marketing and corporate success. The last of these is embodied in the changing format of the newspaper itself and in its own activities as a key player in the HE sector, notably as a sponsor of university rankings and awards. Whilst being sensitive to countervailing tendencies, the authors suggest that the growing instrumentalisation of HE and related cultural shifts represent a changed "structure of feeling" in UK HE. They conclude that the university rankings, awards and other image commodities that are a key part of this changed structure of feeling now play such a substantial role in the cultural life of universities that the norms of both rationality and professional ethics which tended to prevail in deliberations about university strategy 30 years ago may no longer be taken for granted. (Contains 82 footnotes.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Higher Education; Public Relations; News Reporting; Content Analysis; Gender Differences; Newspapers; College Presidents; Crisis Management; Mass Media Effects; Interviews

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Higher education institutions are under increased scrutiny from various constituencies. Frequently, external perceptions of a college or university are based on the image and actions of its president, known to those outside the institution primarily through coverage in the mass media. Support for an institution may depend heavily on these perceptions, and for many leaders, media coverage is most prominent during times of crisis. From the "yellow journalism" of the late 19th century to the ubiquitous 24/7 news media of the 21st century, American news outlets are often at their most diligent during a crisis, and when crisis strikes, media attention can turn into a "feeding frenzy." The purpose of this study was to examine how newspapers portrayed college presidents during institutional crises, and to determine if there were any noticeable differences between the ways in which female and male presidents were represented. As the public presence and face of higher education has changed over the past two decades, including more women in college presidencies, an examination of how college presidents are portrayed is essential to acknowledging the changing profile of higher education leaders, especially as this influences public relations and development efforts, and to guiding presidents in their interactions with the press. A qualitative framework was used to examine a purposeful sample of crisis situations (N = 12) to determine how presidents of colleges and universities in the Northeast were portrayed in articles, editorials, and letters to the editor. The analysis identified recurring themes in the coverage, and used interpretive content analysis techniques to look for and to examine language, concept, and gender patterns in the reporting. The period of study was limited to coverage of crises since the turn of the millennium, and to presidents of baccalaureate-granting institutions. The articles selected for analysis were from local, regional, national, and international newspapers. The analysis identified five primary and five secondary themes in the coverage, but no significant gender differences. The interviews with the presidents, three women and three men, offered an understanding of their interactions with the press and insights into their judgments about media coverage during a crisis. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Higher Education; New Journalism; Faculty; Journalism Education; Public Relations; News Reporting; Newspapers

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Conventional journalism, like higher education, has been challenged by new high-tech methods of delivery, among many other things. Money's tight; public skepticism, high. But the new journalism, also much like higher education, is more complicated than it seems. Journalism isn't going away. It's changing. With notable exceptions, the higher education beat was never particularly well covered. Now there are even fewer journalists to do it, with less space to do it in, and much, much less time. Nearly twenty thousand newsroom jobs have been eliminated in the last ten years--more than a third of the total--according to the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. In this article, the author suggests that faculty members work closely with those who remain--and the "new journalists" who are taking over. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Crime; Advantaged; Social Status; Identification; Mass Media Role; Journalism; News Reporting; Newspapers; Ideology; Political Attitudes; Coding; Administrative Organization; Mass Media; Ownership; Content Analysis; Antisocial Behavior; Hypothesis Testing

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What role do the media play in the identification and construction of white-collar crimes? Few studies have examined media coverage of corporate deviance. This study investigates news coverage of six large-scale accounting scandals that broke in 2001 and 2002. Using a variety of empirical methods to analyze the 51 largest U.S. newspapers, the study tests several explanations for tendencies to run more or less coverage of the scandals in question. The study then examines the substantive focus of coverage. First, the results suggest that scandal coverage was influenced by the political ideology of newspapers, as opposed to economic interests or social structural ties between firms. Second, the analysis shows that attention to the adjudication of individual crimes and the punishment of individual offenders received the bulk of media attention. (Contains 3 tables, 4 figures and 8 notes.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Career Development; Research; Gender Differences; Pattern Recognition; Meta Analysis; Cohort Analysis; Data Collection; Marriage; Ceremonies; News Reporting; Newspapers; Reputation; Career Choice; Advantaged; Federal Government; Statistics; Comparative Analysis; Sociocultural Patterns; Decision Making; Employment Patterns; Females; Males; Finance Occupations; Health Occupations; Managerial Occupations; Professional Occupations; Mass Media; White Collar Occupations; Broadcast Industry

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Career development research has often explored gender differences in and development of career patterns (Gottfredson, 2006). Hyde's (2005) meta-analysis indicated that men and women shared more similarities than differences. Applying Hyde's gender similarities hypothesis to careers, the authors conducted a 2-stage study. Stage 1 was an analysis of career choices of couples (a socioeconomically and educationally advantaged group) announcing their wedding in the "New York Times." Stage 2 was a comparison of a "New York Times" wedding cohort with a cohort from 11 other U.S. newspapers, examining national trends and exploring generalizability of the findings from Stage 1 of the study. Results revealed that there are shifting trends in career choices, most notably in the legal profession. (Contains 3 tables.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Exercise; Muscular Strength; Health Promotion; Physical Activities; Physical Fitness; Health Behavior; Content Analysis; Internet; Newspapers; Information Sources; Databases; Archives; News Reporting; Body Weight; Diseases; Physical Activity Level; Specialists; Health Personnel; College Faculty; Behavior Change

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This study was retrospective in design and the purpose was to review health information related to PA (physical activity) in articles of Turkish newspapers. The search covered newspaper articles printed between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2004 in all Turkish newspapers that are accessible via the electronic newspaper database. Four daily Turkish newspapers were identified as having regularly archived documents on Web pages. The search was limited to articles that contained the phrase "physical activity" within them and resulted in 184 published articles being identified. A total of 165 (89.7%) articles presenting health information messages related with PA were selected for content analysis in that study. General health information about PA (35.9%), weight management (21.2%) and cardiovascular (11.9%) effects of the PA were the mostly frequently given as the main content of the articles. The target population in the articles included sedentary population (27.8%), individuals having specific disease (23.9%) and overweight people (16.9%). Twenty-eight of the articles (15.2%) contained information regarding the duration and frequency of the PA for the target population. Thirty articles (16.3%) contained information suggesting general exercises for muscle strength and flexibility. In the articles, the rate of health professions or academicians cited by the journalist was 27.7% in the articles. It was concluded that between 2002 and 2004, the published articles relating to PA in the Turkish newspapers to promote the awareness of public had inadequate suggestions for promoting PA. The experts on PA, such as health professions and academicians, must be augmented and encouraged to educate and change health behaviors of the community through newspapers. (Contains 3 tables.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Sexual Abuse; Child Abuse; Prevention; News Reporting; Newspapers; Mass Media Effects; Crime Prevention; Advocacy; Journalism; Public Policy; Content Analysis

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News media coverage of child sexual abuse can help policymakers and the public understand what must be done to prevent future abuse, but coverage tends to focus on extreme cases. This article presents an analysis of newspaper coverage from 2007 to 2009 to describe how the daily news presents and frames day-to-day stories about child sexual abuse. When child sexual abuse receives news attention, the stories focus primarily on the criminal justice details of a specific incident rather than contextual information about causes of and solutions to child sexual abuse, and prevention is rarely addressed. We offer suggestions for strategies that advocates can use to help reporters improve news coverage so that it better contextualizes child sexual abuse and links it to prevention policies. (Contains 3 tables and 1 footnote.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Mass Media; Content Analysis; Education Courses; Essays; Followup Studies; Writing Assignments; Academic Achievement; Higher Education; Course Content

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The assessment of student learning in general education courses is of critical importance in higher education. This study examines the utility of a writing assignment (application essays) in a basic communication course as an effective assessment tool. The authors conducted a content analysis of student portfolios to determine the extent to which application essays provide evidence of student learning in the basic course. The present study extends the findings from recent assessment efforts (Jones, Simonds, & Hunt, 2005) to explore types of mass media events students address in application essays and assess the revisions made to the assignment based on findings from Jones et al. (2005). Results reveal (a) the various communication events that students write about in application essays, (b) the communication concepts that students address, (c) that students typically, but not always, make appropriate connections when they write application essays, and (d) after revising the assignment based upon data from recent assessment efforts, more students made appropriate connections between the communication event and concept. Implications for classroom pedagogy and course management are discussed. (Contains 5 tables.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Public Health; Alcohol Abuse; Drinking; Safety; Student Attitudes; Newspapers; News Reporting; Educational Experience; College Students; Higher Education; Self Concept; Prevention; Intervention; Health Behavior

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College drinking and its adverse consequences on students' health and safety are important public health concerns in the USA. Thus far, there is little attention on exploring and addressing the cultural dimensions of college drinking. This study examines the construction of meaning of drinking among students to understand their perspectives of the college drinking culture. From an analysis of a purposive sample of 232 US college newspaper articles covering alcohol-related news and associated readers' responses, the study identified five major insights in the cultural meanings of college drinking: (1) drinking is central to the US college experience although this can and should change; (2) drinking has significant social and functional meanings to students' identities; (3) heavy drinking derives from a culture of risk taking; (4) college drinking is highly scripted and ritualized; and (5) various social motives drive students' drinking. The first implication for practice and research of college drinking prevention is that a cultural lens viewing drinking as socially and developmentally meaningful may contribute toward theorizing why students continue to drink heavily despite decades of multi-level interventions. Second, approaches that respect and incorporate students' meaning making of drinking may be hypothesized as viable and effective alternatives to existing interventions for reducing risky drinking behaviors. (Contains 2 tables and 2 notes.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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