Emerson thesis -- Journalism
Found in 217 Collections and/or Records:
Romania : mission of mercy, 2002
Satire, sarcasm, and journalism can the Daily Show save the mainstream media, 2005
Examines the fake news program the Daily Show with Jon Stewart and its critical take on the media industry through a compilation of clips and interviews from the host and guests. -- abstract.
Search for their roots : child refugees from Castro's Cuba reflect, 2004
Between Dec. 1960 and the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, more than 14,000 Cuban children were brought from Cuba to the United States. Dubbed Operation Pedro Pan, this underground movement sought to save children from Fidel Castro's Communist Cuba. -- abstr
Secure borders, open doors - may we come in?, 2005
U.S. higher education institutions rely on international students to provide campus and learning diversity. However, following the 9/11 attacks there has been a drop in the number of international students applying to U.S. schools. -- abstract.
Self-injury : a modern epidemic, 2007
A four-part series exploring self-injury, which has been defined as a modern epidemic affecting 4 percent of the general population in the United States and more than 18 percent of college students, yet very little data is available on it. -- abstract.
Shattering glass : a framing analysis of executive women in The Wall Street Journal, 2006
This framing analysis examines news and feature coverage of the glass ceiling in The Wall Street Journal over a 10-year period. -- abstract.
She's good...for a girl, 2002
Sickle Cell Anemia through the words of the "Sicklers", 2003
Single motherhood by choice, 2005
This project highlights the ups and downs of three different women's experiences with being a single mother by choice. -- abstract.
Sister to sister, 2002
Skateboarding, the culture and urban areas, 2005
Many cities don't like that skateboarders are destroying the landmarks and natural architecture. Over the last five years many cities across the country have been joining forces with the local boarders and building skateparks for their enjoyment. These pa
Social media, social integration, and the occupy movements, 2013
This study examines the effects of media on social integration in Occupy movements. It offers important insights with regard to the uses of media in social movements that influence social integration nowadays. Furthermore, this case study provides more pr
South Asian, happy and gay voices perspectives on gay identity in South Asian society, 2003
South Boston the changing face of a neighborhood, 1999
Sports psychology flexing the athlete's mental muscle, 2002
Steps the diary of a Japanese ballerina in Boston, 2000
Still on the outside looking in : for women sports journalists, appearances can be deceiving, 2005
Women of the sports media say they often are still made to feel like second class citizens as they battle continuing questions about their credibility; juggle motherhood and work; and try to break through the proverbial glass ceiling of the male dominated
Stopping the revolving door : programs funnel mentally ill into treatment, 2005
People with serious mental illnesses are more likely to be found in jails than in state psychiatric hospitals, where in 2000, fewer than 60,000 people were treated. Jail diversion programs seek to address that divide by funneling the mentally ill into tre
Stopping the violence : a detailed look at a women's center in crisis, 2003
A three part article series on how one woman triumphed over domestic violence.