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U. of Missouri hopes to teach some iJournalism (AP)

U. of Missouri hopes to teach some iJournalism

Technology / Internet

created May 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Gadgets such as the Apple iPhone and the iPod Touch are mainstays on college campuses - largely for the devices' ability to help students escape the pressures of the classroom.





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Traditional media provide more comprehensive news than citizen media and blogs, researchers find

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

COLUMBIA, Mo. -Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Journalism recently completed a comprehensive comparison of citizen journalism sites (news sites and blogs) and traditional media Web sites. They found ...


Health journalists utilize audience, other media to build news agenda

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Approximately one-fifth of Americans follow health news very closely, according to the Pew Research Center. To identify how the demand for health stories is met, University of Missouri researchers surveyed national health ...


Journalism still finding recruits if not profits

Technology / Internet

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- At 21, Alana Taylor has already seen her career in journalism transformed and perhaps cut short by the technology reshaping the news business.


Negative, localized online news garners more attention, study finds

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

According to the "hardwired for news" theory, people devote more attention to information that is deviant or threatening. To test the theory, University of Missouri researchers examined the physiological effects of reading ...


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NY Times launches local websites network

Technology / Internet

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The New York Times has launched an experimental network of websites providing local community news and information for residents of neighborhoods in New York and New Jersey.


Highlighting racial disparities increases coverage and effectiveness of health news

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Effective communication of health news is needed to raise awareness and encourage behavior changes in populations who experience health disparities, or inequalities in health status, according to the U.S. Department of Health ...


Medical interpreters break language barriers in health care

Medical interpreters break language barriers in health care

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Language barriers in health care settings can decrease access to quality care and diminish comprehension for limited English proficient patients (LEP). These barriers compromise quality of care, and increase ...


Health journalists face translation challenge, researchers find

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 23, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The media constantly inform the public of new health information, but many Americans have difficulty recognizing what they should, or should not do to improve their health. University of Missouri researchers conducted a national ...


Research Shows Multimedia Can Help Report Complex News

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Assistant Professor Ron Yaros paid his dues as a journalist - working in the midwest from Michigan to Wisconsin and Missouri. He covered science, technology and health. But he wanted more. "I realized that there might be ...


PR pros are good ethical thinkers, study finds

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

For years journalists and others have questioned the ethics of public relations practitioners and firms. People in PR, however, appear to be getting a bad rap. That's what a new study funded by the Arthur W. Page Center ...



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