- Browse by Subject
Browsing by Subject "media"
Now showing 1 - 6 of 6
Results Per Page
Sort Options
Item Can virtual reality be a ‘killer app’ for journalists to tell great stories?(Indianapolis Business Journal, 2015-05-30) Faklaris, CoriThe author discusses the application of virtual reality in mass media industry and notes its use in storytelling technique for journalism. Written for IBJ's first-ever Innovation issue. A distillation of research done as part of studies in IUPUI's Media Arts and Science master's degree program.Item I Like What I See: Exploring the Role of Media Format on Benefits of Allyship Among Black Women(2019-08) Rhodes, Virginia L.; Pietri, Evava S.; Ashburn-Nardo, Leslie; Stockdale, Peggy S.Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) researchers and organizations recognize that a large gender and racial disparity exists in these fields. However, individuals with intersectional identities (i.e., Black women) have unique experiences of bias that preclude them from entering STEM careers and feeling a sense of belonging. As such, featuring an employee that demonstrates allyship for Black women on an organization’s website can be a useful identity-safe cue to signal that a Black woman’s identity will be valued and promote the recruitment of Black women in STEM organizations. Yet, research indicates that Black women who are high in stigma consciousness (i.e., sensitive to potential discrimination based on their identity) do not trust or believe a White woman ally presented in a written profile cares about helping Black women. The current study found that presenting an ally in a video profile mitigated these negative effects of stigma consciousness, and increased Black women’s anticipated belonging and trust in a fictional STEM organization via higher perceptions of allyship. Theoretical implications for research, practical implications for organizations, and future research avenues to explore are discussedItem In Black and White: The American Media’s Construction of Police Killings(2016) Johnson, Morgan Kristine; Rossing, Jonathan; Shepherd, Susan C.; DiCamilla, Frederick J.; Lovejoy, Kim B.With several highly publicized police killings during the latter half of 2014, the issue of police violence has been re-ignited in the United States as emotionally charged a topic as ever, dividing Americans politically and socially and racially. From Eric Garner to Nicholas Robertson, the media has been greatly influential on public perception of police killings. Based on 163 digital news articles about cases of police killings from the top ten visited American news sites of 2015, this study analyzes how the American media’s language contributes to readers’ perception of police killings, focusing on patterns of race-related modifiers, passivization, and evaluation. Use of these linguistic features can influence public perception of the role of race, police accountability, and societal expectations. Considering the findings, I advocate for media literacy education as professional development for journalists.Item Mis-Framing of Sex Trafficking in News Reports: Crimes, Offenders, and Victims(IGI Global, 2022) Morris, Pamela L.; Desmond, Scott A.; IUPUC Liberal ArtsMedia shapes public perceptions about sex trafficking; how and under what circumstances sex trafficking occurs and by who and to whom are framed by news reports. This study examines a four-year span of U.S. news reports of law enforcement and judicial actions against sex traffickers (2017-2021). Articles were coded to determine the frames presented to readers. The results confirm that journalists continue to reduce trafficking to a crime problem, over-represent certain kinds of victims and perpetrators, and fail to educate readers about the definition of, causes of, and remedies for sex trafficking. Such reporting needs to improve the way it educates audiences about causes, solutions, perpetrators, and survivors. This is vital to better prepare the public—and law enforcement—to participate in combatting sex trafficking through reporting, funding services, and shaping effective public policy.Item The role of the media on maternal confidence in provider HPV recommendation(BMC, 2020) Walker, Kimberly K.; Owens, Heather; Zimet, Gregory; Pediatrics, School of MedicineBackground Despite a growing understanding of the importance of provider HPV recommendation on parental acceptance, U.S. HPV vaccination rates remain suboptimal. Given the prevalence and use of the media for health decisions, this study examined the relationship between the media and provider HPV recommendation on maternal HPV vaccine hesitancy. Methods Thirty individual interviews with HPV vaccine-accepting mothers in the Midwest U.S. were conducted to examine their feelings of hesitancy around the decision to accept HPV vaccination at the time of provider recommendation and their suggestions for improving the recommendation experience by addressing media concerns. Results Media exposure was an antecedent to hesitancy for three main vaccination concerns: safety, protection/efficacy and sexual stigma. Although mothers accepted vaccination, they continued to feel confused and hesitant about HPV vaccination. They had several recommendations for how providers could combat hesitancy to improve confidence in HPV vaccine acceptance. Conclusions Providers’ approach to HPV vaccination recommendation must consider concerns reported in the media with delivery techniques modified to adjust to maternal fears absorbed from adverse media information.Item Women at Work: Money Monster’s Elegant Critique of Men & Media(Michigan Publishing, 2016) McCleerey, Mark; Communication Studies, School of Liberal Arts