| Depictions Of Female Protagonists In Digital Games: A Narrative Analysis Of 2013 DICE Award-Winning Digital Games |
2016 |
226 |
Digital games historically hold a spotty record on gender depictions. The lack of depth in female characters has long been the norm; however, an increasing number of female protagonists are headlining games. This study used narrative theory to examin... |
| The Discursive Construction Of The Gamification Of Journalism |
2020 |
366 |
This study explores the discursive, normative construction of gamification within journalism. Rooted in a theory of discursive institutionalism and by analyzing a significant corpus of metajournalistic discourse from 2006 to 2019, the study demonstra... |
| The First Lady Of Social Media: The Visual Rhetoric Of Michelle Obama's Twitter Images |
2018 |
260 |
While American first ladies have long used media to craft their image, Michelle Obama is the first contemporary first lady to use social media to promote her public persona. We use the lens of symbolic convergence theory to explore the fantasy themes... |
| The GamerGate Controversy And Journalistic Paradigm Maintenance |
2016 |
196 |
GamerGate is a viral campaign that became an occasion, particularly from August 2014 to January 2015, to both question journalistic ethics and badger women involved in game development and gaming criticism. Gaming journalists thus found themselves ma... |
| Islam Is Everywhere: Pre-Arab Spring Coverage Of Islam In The English Egyptian Press |
2014 |
167 |
This study investigates how Islam is reported by English-language Egyptian media. Much research has examined the orientalism that occurs in the coverage of Islam in the West, but little has occurred on how Islam is covered in a Muslim-majority contex... |
| Metajournalistic Discourse On The Rise Of Gaming Journalism |
2019 |
273 |
Gaming journalism, which finds its origins in public relations-oriented gaming magazines, discursively attached itself to traditional journalism in the wake of the 2014 GamerGate controversy. Yet it had remained unclear where gaming journalism fits w... |
| Mobile Journalism As Lifestyle Journalism? |
2018 |
658 |
Mobile journalism is one of the fastest areas of growth in the modern journalism industry. Yet mobile journalists find themselves in a place of tension, between print, broadcast, and digital journalism and between traditional journalism and lifestyle... |
| Narrative Framing Of The Syrian Refugee Crisis In British Religious News |
2019 |
274 |
This paper examines how religious news organizations in the UK covered the Syrian refugee crisis in Europe. Using narrative framing theory, this paper examines all coverage from 2015 and 2016 published in BBC Religion (a part of BBC News), The Muslim... |
| Politicians, Photographers, And A Pope: How State-Controlled And Independent Media Covered Francis's 2015 Cuba Visit |
2017 |
64 |
Pope Francis’s 2015 visit to Cuba provided a unique opportunity for a comparative study of state-controlled and independent media systems. This study, grounded in the interpretivist tradition, uses symbolic convergence theory and fantasy theme analys... |
| The Psychology Of Student Wellness: Relationships, Detractors And Exam Anxiety |
2019 |
58 |
Recent reports on university student wellness expose a disturbing trend. Students indicate heightened depression and anxiety, with a decrease in healthy lifestyle behaviors. The most significant inhibitors to wellness were related to university activ... |
| Punishing Brady, Redeeming Brady: A Fantasy Theme Analysis Of Memes From The 2015 Deflategate Controversy |
2019 |
273 |
This research explores the memes from the 2015 Deflategate controversy shared via Twitter. Through the lens of Symbolic Convergence Theory (SCT), and its associated method of Fantasy Theme Analysis, these memes illustrate four distinct fantasies that... |
| Richard Sherman Speaks And Almost Breaks The Internet: Race, Media, And Football |
2016 |
138 |
On January 19, 2014, NFL star Richard Sherman made a game winning play, blocking a pass intended for receiver Michael Crabtree in a matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers. In an interview with Erin Andrews immediately follow... |
| Teaching Religion And Media: Syllabi And Pedagogy |
2015 |
116 |
This study explores the pedagogy of Religion and Media. The topic has garnered growing attention in recent years (Stout, 2012) and the sheer array of classes is a testament to its status as a lively growing topic. This study takes a non-normative, ex... |