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Theses, Dissertations
and Select Seminar Papers

Completed by Graduates of the College of Journalism

***This is an extensive but not comprehensive listing of research conducted by graduate students in the College of Journalism. Some copies are available for checkout in 1117 JRN. (Revised 12/2002)

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Wise, Kurt A. Grunig, J. Public Health Body/Strategic Constituency Relationships: Linking Public Relations Processes and Organizational Effectiveness at a State Health Department 0208
Cordes, John W. McAdams Time and Consciousness: An Exploratory Study of Meanings among Users of News Media 0201
Kiernan, Vincent McAdams Strictly Embargoed: The Construction of News about Science and Medicine 0201
Burroughs, Todd Beasley Drums in the Global Village: Toward an Ideological History of Black Media 0107
Kandachi, Keiko Rogers How The Internet Has Changed The Reporting Of Medical News 0106
Dickey, Angela Roberts Reporting Laos: The U.S. Media and the Secret War in Laos: 1955-1975 0105
McCrery, Johnette Newhagen Reconceptualizing the Public Sphere in Terms of Political Efficacy and Enabling Media Technologies 0105
Booth-Lopez, Julie Roberts The Political Labyrinth Entangling The Criminal Investing of Bishop Juan Gerardi's Murder in the Aftermath of Civil Conflict 0012
Cho, Jaeho Newhagen Viewer Emotional Assessments Of The Public & Private Images On The Internet: The Enigma Of President Clinton Popularity During His Impeachment 0006
Mallette, Wesley Grunig, L. African Americans In Public Relations: Pigeonholded Practitioners or Cultural Interpreters? 0001
Dorsher, Michael McAdams Hegemony online: The quiet convergence of power, culture and computers 9908
Sullivan, Mark Barkin Dangerous music: The eternal refrain 9908
Munk, Eva Hiebert Analysis of media/government relationship in Slovakia. 9908
Chadha, Kalyani Levy Decontrolling India's telecommunications sector : a case study from the developing world 9907
Brannon, Jody Beasley Prelude to Convergence: Assessing the Impact of Evolving Technologies on Mutlimedia Journalists at Three Web Sites 9901
Buckingham, Kelly Grunig, L. MBA Student Perceptions of Public Relations 9901
Floyd, Daniel Barkin, S. News Selection in Cyberspace: An Examination of Online Journalism 9901
Hu, Winifred Stepp, C. The Race Factor in Religious Scandal 9901
Rhee, Yunna Grunig, J. Public Relations Practices of Top-Ranked Corporations: An Exploratory Study in South Korea 9901
Sha, Bey-Ling Grunig, L. Public Relations and Cultural Identity 9901
Rogers, Carol Lombard Levy, M. Making Sense of Science in the Mass Media: A Study of Audiences 9808
Schickinger, Pablo Grunig, J. Electronic Investor Relations: Can New Media Close the Symmetry Gap 9808
Bucy, Erik Levy, M. The Emotional Appropriateness Heuristic: Viewer Assessment of Televised Presidential Reactions to Compelling News Events. 9807
Ellis, Lisa Hiebert, R. The Evolving Russian Journalist as a Reflection of Post-Communist Society 9807
Nikoltchev, Ivan Hiebert, R. The Post-Communist Bulgarian Journalist 9807
Hla, Aung Hiebert, R. Using the Internet in the Cyberwar Between Burma Activists and the Military Government of Burma 9801
Kendrick, James A. Ferguson, M. The Role of the Freedom of Information Act in the Practice of Excellent Federal Government Public Relations 9801
Scholz, Juliane Grunig, J. A Normative Approach to the Practice of Public Relations in the Eastern Part of Germany 9801
Kovacs, Randy Grunig, J. Pressure Group Strategies and Accountability in British Public Service Broadcasting 9801
Twomey, Jane Barkin, S. Constructing the Riot: An Ideological Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of the 1992 Los Angeles Riot in Five Newspapers 9801
Draznin, Joseph Martin, L. News Coverage of Terrorism: The Media Perspective 9708
Kaur, Karanjit Hiebert, R. The Impact of Privatization on Public Relations and the Role of Public Relations Management in the Privatization Process: A Qualitative Analysis of the Malaysian Case 9708
Kumar, Archana Ferguson, M. National Identities and Global-Local Images: Indian Women Watch Cable and Satellite Television 9708
Liu, Yi-Sung Zanot, E. The Presence and Portrayal of Asian Americans in Newspaper Advertising 9708
Paraskevoudakis, Smaroula Beasley, M. The Role of the Mass Media in the Process of Aculturation 9708
Huang, Yi-Hui Grunig, J. Public Relations Strategies: Relational Outcome and Conflict Management 9708
Wakefield, Robert Grunig, J. International Public Relations: A Theoretical Approach to Excellence based on a Worldwide Delphi Study 9708
Mabry, Jennifer McAdams, K. How Post-Adolescents Perceive That They Use Television in Their Lives 9707
Davis, Nancy McAdams, K. The Effects of Publishing Victims' and Abusers' Names in St. Johnsbury Vermont 9707
Elliot, Collin MA Grunig, J. Activism On The Internet And Its Ramifications For Public Relations 9707
Brilliant, Ilana Grunig, J. A Study of Internal Communication in an Organization Practicing Total Quality Management 9701
Mudallali, Amal Martin, L. Evolution of the Peace Process in the Arab Press 9701
Christian, Michelle Grunig, L. The Use of Management form Below by Female Public Relations Practitioners at Maryland Community Colleges 9608
Goldberg, Michele Keenan, K. The Portrayal of Families in Magazine Advertising from 1978-1993 9608
Mulnix, Michael Hiebert, R. The Focus and Scope of Marketing in Higher Education: Key Indicators of Organizational Structure 9608
Radden, Kristen Keenan, K. Advertising Portrayals of African American Entrepreneurs 9608
Rupert, Robert MA Stepp Media, Ethics, Morality And The Presumption Of Innocence: American and Canadian perspectives on The Washington Post's coverage of the jury's not-guilty verdict in the double-murder of O. J. Simpson. 9607
Ranson, Lillie PhD McAdams Disability Magazine And Newsletter Editors: Perceptions Of The Disability Press, Community, Advocacy, Mainstreaming And Diversity. 9605
Ward, Douglas PhD Beasley Tracking The Culture Of Consumption: Curtis Publishing Company, Charles Coolidge Parlin, And The Origins Of Market Research 1911-1930. 9605
Smith, Afua Grunig, L A Collection Of Scholarly Papers. 9604
Bayer, Ellen MA Grunig, J Public Relations And Health Behavior: The relationship Between Member Communication And Women's Use Of Preventive Health Services In Health Maintenance. 9602
Plowman, Kenneth PhD Grunig, J Congruence Between Public Relations and Conflict Resolution: Negotiating Power in the Organization. 9600
Taylor, M. Jane MA McAdams off our backs: The Politics of a Feminist Press. 9600
Nutt, Katherine MA Grunig, L The Role of Public Relations in Corporate Financial Performance and Social Responsibility. 9510
Tillery, R. L. MA Grunig, J Analysis of Senior Citizen Health Care Reform Publics Using the Situational Theory of Publics. 9509
Sheng, V.W. MA Grunig, J Multicultural Public Relations: A Normative Approach. 9509
Altschul, B. J. MA Grunig, L Public Relations and Biotechnology: Worldview, Power-Control, and Strategic Planning In An Emerging Industry. 9508
Sha, Bey-Ling MA Grunig, J Intercultural Public Relations: Communicating with Ethnically Diverse Publics.  
Barkin, Daniel MA Gomery When Editors are Activists: Press Coverage of the Moss Subcommittee and The Freedom of Information Movement. 9504
Adelman, Susan MA Zanot A Comparative Study on the Advertising Women of New York's (AWNY) National Study on Gender to the Washington, D.C. Advertising Community. 9504
Henney, Frederic MA Grunig, J Culture, Leadership World View and Public Relations Practice In The United States Navy. 9502
Ali, Deborah MA Grunig, J Societal Culture and Public Relations: A Comparative Analysis of Trinidad and Antigua, West Indies. 9500
Clites, Gary MA McAdams Audience Perceptions of Bias in NBC Nightly News. 9500
Moorti, Sujata PhD Beasley Screening Sexuality: Democratic Sphere and Television Representations of Rape. 9500
Bracamonte, Nancy MA Paterson, J Sugar and Spice and the Persian Gulf War: Discourse and Ideology in Teen Magazines. 9500
Pien, Martha Jean MA Grunig, J The Use Of Coalitions In The Practice Of Strategic Public Relations. 9412
Kavoori, Anandam PhD Gurevitch Globalization, Media Audiences, and Television News: A Comparative Study of American, British, Israeli, German and French Audiences. 9407
Atwood, Elizabeth A PhD Hiebert Negotiating Systems of Control: The Operations of Four Russian Newspapers in 1993. 9404
McCully, Margaret MA McAdams Attracting African-Americans to Convention Cities: Publics, Publications, and Perceptions. 9408
Woodson, Laureece MA Keenan An Examination of Colorism and Variables Related to the Phenomenon in African-American and Mainstream Magazine Advertising. 9408
Neil, Alissa MA McAdams Comparing Cultures in the Public Relations Agency Industry: A Pilot Study. 9407
Collins, L MA McAdams The Custody Battle for "Baby Jessica": A Comparison of Coverage in each Family's Hometown Newspaper. 9401
Kucera, Mela MA Grunig, L. Doing it All: Why Women Public Relations Managers Tend to Fulfill Both the Managerial and Technical Roles. 9401
Meirovich, Sheira MA Hiebert Perspectives on Israeli Military Censorship of the Palestinian Press: Purposes and Effects. 9401
Wiezcorek, M MA Holman Real War in Real Time: A Comparative Study of Television Audiences. 9401
Abels, David MA

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Barkin Is the Cover a Mirror? Analyzing the Potential Correlation of Changes in Economic News Contents in Time and Newsweek to Changes in the Action of Extramedia Economic and Public Opinion Forces during the period 1971-1990. 9308
Eddy, Jennifer MA

(not available in 1118 JRN)

McAdams Women's Mentoring Relationships in Public Relations Agencies. 9308
Keats-Curtis, J MA Grunig, J. Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts: A Case Study of the Publics and Markets in a Nonprofit Cultural Organization. 9308
Konick, Steven PhD

(not available in 1118 JRN)

Barkin Network News Coverage of AIDS: An Analysis of Verbal and Visual Texts in Television News. 9308
Koopmans, Geraldine MA Ferguson The Role of Print Media in the Formation of a Collective Identity: "Europeanness" in The European, The Times and De Volkskrant. 9308
Kovarik, William PhD

(not available in 1118 JRN)

Grunig, J. The Ethyl Controversy: The News Media and the Public Health Debate over Leaded Gasoline 1924 to 1926. 9308
Lennon, John MA

(not available in 1118 JRN)

Hiebert A Pilot Study of Differences Between the Carter and Reagan Administration's Influence on Voice of America News, 1977-1985 9308
Doonan, Amy MA

(not available in 1118 JRN)

Grunig, L. The Role and Status of Women in Higher Education Fund Raising 9307
Ferreira, Joanne MA Grunig, L. Hispanic Public Relations Practitioners in the United States and the Glass Ceiling Effect. 9307
Godshalk, Judith Ann

(not available in 1118 JRN)

Holman Improving Minority Integration in Newsrooms: an Explanatory Case Study. 9301
Konig, Orly MA Newhagen Effects of Conflicting Media and Eyewitness Reports and Censorship on Credibility Assessment in Israel. 9301
Lima, Christina

(not available in 1118 JRN)

Gurevitch The Washington, D.C. 1991 Riots in Mount Pleasant: An Analysis of Local Press Coverage. 9301
McMahan, Glenn MA Zerbinos The Public Interest Paradigm of Information Services: A Case Study of Congressional Hearings, 1990-1992. 9301
Moreland, Richard MA Grunig, J. Excellence in Communications Management. 9301
Shuang, George PhD Gurevitch Political Communication and Political Culture: Government and Press Relations in Taiwan. 9301
Tierney, John MA Grunig, J. The Role of Public Relations in Integrated Marketing Communications: A Preliminary Study. 9301
Denyer, Jocelyn MA Keenan The Effect of Personalization and Dwelling Specific Coding on the Mail Sort Function: Novelty and Attention in Political Direct Mail. 9208
Hon, Linda PhD (not available in 1118 JRN) Grunig, L. Toward a Feminist Theory of Public Relations. 9208
Hoxie, Roberta MA Grunig, J. Cost/Benefit Effects and the Role of Excellent Public Relations for Electric Utilities Faced with Environmental or Consumer Activist Situations. 9208
Hsu-Harris, Hsien-lan MA Grunig, J. The Role of Public Relations in Corporate Contributions to Higher Education. 9208
Kerstens, Elizabeth MA Grunig, J. U.S. Marine Corps Public Affairs as a Boundary-Spanning Subculture. 9208
Rumble, Beverly MA McAdams What Makes Educators Read? Relating Use and Gratification Research to the Specialized Audience Magazine. 9208
Goldberg, Charles MA Grunig, J. The Agent Orange Issue and Pressure Groups. 9207
Hassan, Tracy MA Grunig, L. The Challenge of the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement for Public Relations. 9207
Kutz, Karen MA Stepp News Coverage of Televised Political Advertising in the 1988 Presidential Primaries: Whither the watchdogs? 9207
Lapinski, M MA Grunig, J. An Exploration of the Relationship Between Strategic Management, Public Relations and Organizational Effectiveness in the Federal Government. 9207
Nordstrom, Vicki MA Zerbinos The Effect of Risk Perceptions on Recycling Participation. 9207
Pyle, Encarnacion MA McAdams In Step with the Times? An Analysis of Journalism Textbooks. 9207
Badertscher, Eric MA Beasley Torn Between Fatherlands: Baltimore's German Press and the First World War. 9201
Gottlieb, Agnes PhD Beasley Women Journalists and the Municipal Housekeeping Movement: Case Studies of Jane Cunningham Croly, Helen M. Winslow and Rheta Childe Dorr. 9201
Gudzowsky, Nicole MA Beasley Separate but Equal: A Case Study of Black and White Press Coverage of Brown v. Board of Education. 9201
MacDougall, Raymond MA (not available in 1118 JRN) Hiebert Changes in International Themes in Catalog Course Descriptions of U.S. Undergraduate Journalism Programs. 9201
Marra, Francis PhD Grunig, J. Crisis Public Relations: A Theoretical Model. 9201
Peavy, Judith MA Grunig, L. Activism and Risk Communication: A Case Study. 9201
Peavy, Judith MA Grunig, L. In Search of Excellence in Public Relations and Communications Management. 9201
Vaucrosson, Karen MA Grunig, L. Risk Communication, Social Responsibility and Community Outreach: A Field Study of Government and Corporate Communicators in the Hazardous Materials Industry. 9201
Yang, Mei-Ling MA Beasley Women's Pages of the Washington Post and Gender Ideology in the late 1940s and the 1950s. 9201
Campbell, Catherine MA Grunig, L. Assessing the Bottom-Line Impact of Effective Public Relations Programs from a CEO's Perspective. 9108
O'Malley, Sharon MA Roche Perceived Credibility of Female vs. Male News Sources. 9108
Samisch, Mark (not available in 1118 JRN) McAdams Comparison of the Media Coverage of the Vietnam War to the Media Coverage of the Invasions of Grenada and Panama: a Question of Legacies. 9108
Basheda, Valarie MA Stepp Fad Stories: A Study of the Life Cycle of Trendy Newspaper Topics. 9107
Calmes, Anne MA Zerbinos Pennsylvania Railroad Press Releases: A Review from 1910-1958. 9107
Enright, Anne MA Grunig, L. Volunteer Relations: Applying Situational Theory and the Models of Public Relations to Internal Communication at a Nonprofit Organization. 9107
Haller, Beth MA McAdams Paternalism and Protest: The Presentation of Deaf Persons in the Washington Post and New York Times, 1986-1990. 9107
Woodruff, Robert MA Gurevitch Communication Theory and Practical Media Criticism: A Comparative Study. 9107
Boltz, Donna MA Grunig, L. Motion Picture Effects on Public Understanding, Recruitment and Retention in the Military: Exploring the Situational Factors of Involvement and Celebrity Influence. 9101
Huang, Yi-Hui MA Grunig, J. Risk Communication, Models of Public Relations and Anti-Nuclear Activism: A Case Study of Nuclear Power in Taiwan. 9101
Inaki, Setsuko MA Hiebert Global Television in a Local Box: A Comparative Analysis of American and Japanese Television News. 9101
Jones, Cindy MA Grunig, L. Obstacles to Integrating Scholarship on Women into Public Relations Education: Strategies for Curriculum Transformation. 9101
Lieb, Thom PhD Levy Ms.-ing the News: Mass Media Coverage of Women's Issues and the Feminist Movement, 1963-1977. 9101
Newman-Peddie Rebecca, MA (not available in 1118 JRN) McAdams When the CEO is a Congresswoman: a Study of how Sex Roles in Congressional Offices Affects the Choice of Public Relations Model Practiced. 9101
Phan, Martha MA Levy Negative Political Advertising in Senate Campaigns: A Case Study of the 1986 Cranston Campaign. 9101
Rees, Matthew MA Stepp Differences between Normative Journalistic Theory and Practice at a Financial Newswire. 9101
Shrout, Gary MA Grunig, J. Public Affairs Excellence in the U.S. Navy. 9101
Wang, Shujen PhD Hiebert Factors Influencing Crossnational News Treatment of a Critical National Event: A Comparative Study of Six Countries' Media Coverage of the 1989 Chinese Student Demonstrations. 9101
Williams, Rebecca MA (not available in 1118 JRN) Stepp The Scientist as Source: Attitudes of University of Maryland Scientists toward Dealing with the Press. 9101
Woodyard, Tyrone MA Grunig, J. Air Force Public Affairs: The Four Models of Public Relations and Excellence in Public Relations. 9101
Ferrara, Susan PhD

(not available in 1118 JRN)

Gomery Social Dramas and Responsible Journalism. 9100
Bennett, Michael MA Stepp Perpetuating Controversy: A Case Study of Coverage of the 1954 Maryland Gubernatorial Campaign. 9008
Clanton, Gail MA Zerbinos Minority Public Relations Professionals: Their Experiences and Perceptions. 9008
Ehgartner, Kathy MA Zanot A Study of the Effects of Self-Regulation on the Content of Television Commercials to Children. 9008
Frank, Pamela MA McAdams News about Government Scandal: An Exploratory Study of Language. 9008
Malone, Susan MA Zanot The Portrayal of Men in Magazine Advertising from 1959-1990: A Content Analysis. 9008
Sen, Abhijit PhD Martin The Impact of the INSAT-TV Agricultural Programs on the Farmers in Six Indian Villages. 9008
Ascher, Melinda MA Stepp Eugene Meyer and the Washington Post: The Newspaper as a Public Service Institution. 9007
Blamphin, John MA (not available in 1118 JRN) Grunig, L. Applications of the Focus Group Methodology for Public Relations Research: a Delphi Exploration of Professional Opinions. 9007
Deardorff, Donald MA Beasley The Newspaper Press and Black Athletes: Jack Johnson, Joe Louis and Jackie Robinson. 9007
McKay, Floyd MA Barkin The Electronic Congress: Use of Electronic Media by Members of the U.S House of Representatives in 1988 and 1989. 9007
Power, Kevin MA (not available in 1118 JRN) Barkin Testing for Ethics in Investigative Reporting: a Case Study of New York Times Reporter Myron A. Farber. 9007
Spieler, Louise MA Beasley Catherine Mackin: Trailblazer for Women in Broadcast Journalism. 9007
Davis-Belcher, Patti MA Grunig, J. Communication Behaviors and the Management of Public Policy Issues. 9001
Chaudhary, Anju PhD Martin Coverage of Development News by Western and Third World Newspapers: Theory and Practice. 9001
Humphrey, Kerry MA Grunig, L. Entrepreneurial Women in Public Relations: Why Open Collars? 9001
Levine, Rebecca MA Hiebert Differences in Black and White Journalists' Perceptions of Media Coverage of Minority Issues: A Pilot Study. 9001
Portwood, Daniel MA Hiebert Trends in Newspaper Coverage of Solar Energy Technology During the Carter and Reagan Administrations: An Analysis of Contents, 1977-1984. 9001
Ramos Gonzalez Maria, MA

(not available in 1118 JRN)

Paterson Reinventing Journalism: Gabriel Garcia Marquez's The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor and Clandestine in Chile. 9001
Simpson, Christopher MA (not available in 1118 JRN) Gurevitch Psychological Warfare and U.S. Communications Research 1945-1960. 9001
Kelly, Kathleen PhD Grunig, J. Shifting the Public Relations Paradigm: A Theory of Donor Relations Developed through a Critical Analysis of Fund Raising and its Effect on Organizational Autonomy. 8908
Martens, Anne MA Smith Styles in Photojournalism: A Case Study in Constructions of Reality in Central America. 8908
McCabe, Deidre MA Grunig, L. The News Preferences of Male and Female Reporters -- an Exploratory Study. 8908
Girsdansky, Paul MA Beasley The Decline and Fall of the Baltimore News American. 8907
Shiraki, Ichiro MA Grunig, J. The Relationships among Communication, Organizational Structure, Organizational Culture and Job Satisfaction among Japanese and American Employees of a Japanese Multinational Corporation in the United States. 8907
Baldwin, Wanda MA Grunig, J. Situational Publics of the Federal Reserve System. 8901
Denton, Holly MA Hiebert Strategic Factors in the Choice of a Model of Public Relations. 8901
Denton, Holly MA Hiebert Defining an Organization's Strategic Publics and the Process of Selection. 8901
Konick, Steven MA Levy Network News Coverage of AIDS: A Case Study in the Social Construction of Reality. 8901
Kraft, Elizabeth MA Grunig, J. Analysis of a Responsible Sexuality for Youth Communication Campaign. 8901
Muth, Anne MA (not available in 1118 JRN) Beasley The Impact of the Christine Craft Case on Television News: a Pilot Study. 8901
Wetherell, Barbara MA Grunig, J. The Effect of Gender, Masculinity, and Femininity on the Practice of and Preference for Public Relations. 8901
Koilpillai, Vijaya MA Grunig, L. Public Relations and the Power of External Publics: A Case Study of Manor Healthcare Corp. 8808
Koilpillai, Vijaya MA Grunig, L. Strategic Factors in the Choice of a Public Relations Model: A Case Study of Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. 8808
Shoemaker, Donna MA Hiebert Alumni Periodical Goals, Resources, and Quality: A Study of the Perceptions of Campus Editors, Alumni Professionals, and Journalism Educators. 8808
Theus, Kathryn T MA Grunig, J. Discrepancy: Organizational Response to Media Reporting. 8808
Tucker-Carroll, Amy MA Beasley The Portrayal of Women in Print Advertising Before, During and After the Women's Liberation Movement. 8808
Buffington, Jody MA Grunig, L. CEO Values and Corporate Culture: Developing a Descriptive Theory of Public Relations. 8807
Gambill, Angela MA Martin Personality Profiles of Two Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalists. 8807
Wagner, Andrea MA Beasley Hagerty and the Press: A Study of Political News Management during a Residential Health Crisis. 8807
Bock, Robert MA Holman James Grunig's Situational Theory and its Application to Three Science Articles. 8801
Bock, Robert MA Holman Toward Jon Franklin's Theory of Science Writing: A Compilation and Application of His Views. 8801
Ducq, Alice MA Grunig, L. Strategic Factors in the Choice of a Public Relations Model: A Case Study of a Public Relations Firm. 8801
Goodno, Barbara MA Holman Grief Reporting: A Print Media Content Analysis of the Gander, Newfoundland Air Disaster. 8801
Martin, Christine MA Hiebert Women Correspondents in Vietnam: Historical Analysis and Oral Histories. 8801
Moon, Sukhyon PhD Martin Aspects of Korean Press Development: From its Beginnings to the Present. 8801
Sasaki, Yasushi MA Hiebert U.S. Occupation Censorship in Japan: Precensorship of Japanese Newspapers and News Agencies in 1947. 8801
Wagner, Gaye MA Grunig, L. Missing Children: Exploring why an Issue Wins Prominence on the Public Agenda. 8801
Evans, Laurie MA Martin Perception of Bias in New York Times Reports about the Third World. 8708
Gottlieb, Agnes MA Beasley Louise Malloy: Pioneer Woman Journalist in Baltimore. 8708
Maymi, Rosa MA Grunig, J. Public Relations in Sports Firms: Models, Roles, Dominant Coalition, Horizontal Structure and Relationship to Marketing. 8708
West, Dana MA Grunig, L. Public Relations in Professional and Trade Associations: Selective Incentive, Activeness or Latency, and Structure in Membership Campaigns. 8708
Brush, Michael MA Martin Press Content as Key to a Country's Alignment: The Case of Ethiopia. 8707
Ford, Betty K MA Hiebert Department of Defense Public Affairs Officers and the Pentagon Press Corps. 8707
Gompf, Valerie MA Beasley A Content Analysis of High School Sports Coverage in Three Maryland Metropolitan and Community Newspapers. 8707
Kim, Min-Sun MA Martin A Comparative Analysis of Nonverbal Expressions as Portrayed by Korean and American Print-Media Advertising. 8707
Levine, William MA Hiebert National Security and the Media: A Study of Whether Reagan Administration Threats of Prosecution Produced a "Chilling Effect". 8707
Stevenson, Carolyn MA (not available in 1118 JRN) Hiebert Trends in media content: an Analysis of the National Geographic Magazine. 8707
Ako, Makita-Sahara MA Hiebert The Influence of Trade Volume on New York Time's Coverage of Japan and Great Britain: A Test of Two Galting and Ruge's Hypotheses. 8701
Lowe, Jeffrey MA Grunig, J. Environmental Themes in the News: A Qualitative Content Analysis of the Baltimore Sun. 8701
Miró, Charles MA Grunig, J. Public Affairs Communication in the Post-Industrial Era: A Study in Continuity and Change. 8701
Carrion Geigel, T M MA (not available in 1118 JRN) Hiebert A Comparison between Puerto Rican and American Journalists: Their Background, Education and Work. 8700
Ossareh, Janine MA Grunig, L. Technology as a Public Relations Tool: Theoretical Perspectives, Practical Applications, and Actual Use. 8700
Yacovelle, Jacquelyn MA Martin Journalist's Privilege: In Theory and Practice. 8700
Yacovelle, Jacquelyn MA Martin Advertising as a Reflection of Lifestyle in City Magazines. 8700
Benincasa, Robert MA Gurevitch Persuasion through Sophistry: The Ideologue's Use of History to Contextualize Current Reality. 8608
Land, Randi MA Gurevitch Terrorism: a Thematic Approach to the Media's Construction of Social Reality. 8608
McDonough, Timothy MA (not available in 1118 JRN) Beasley The American Press and the Sinking of the Lusitania. 8608
Nelson, Debra MA Grunig, J. The Effect of the Values of the Dominant Coalition on the Perception of Public Relations Model and Roles within the Organization. 8608
Chiames, Christopher MA Barkin Reviving the Political Parties: An Analysis of the Changing Political Party in the Age of Mass Media Political Communication. 8607
Kuhn, Faith MA Barkin News Coverage of an Independent Presidential Candidate: A Case Study of the 1990 Anderson Campaign. 8601
Lauzen, Martha MA Grunig, J. Public Relations and Conflict within the Franchise System. 8601
Pollack, Ruth MA Grunig, J. Testing the Grunig Organizational Theory in Scientific Organizations: Public Relations and the Values of the Dominant Coalition. 8601
Silverstein, Jane MA Grunig, J. An Analysis of Public Relations as Practiced by the C & P Telephone Company of Maryland. 8601
Brown, Gwen PhD Wolvin Transformation of Identity in President's Inaugural Addresses. 8508
Cornejo-De-Villanueva Eleana MA Martin Press Freedom and National Development. 8508
Cupp, Rae MA Grunig, J. A Study of Public Relations Crisis Management in West Virginia Chemical Companies. 8508
Lemke, Kathy MA Grunig, L. Hershey Foods Corporation: A Public Relations Case Study, and Grove City College: A Public Relations Case Study of an Organization and its Activist Public. 8508
Myers Jr., Robert MA Grunig, J. Communication Behaviors of Maryland Farmers: An Analysis of Adopters and Nonadopters of Innovations to Reduce Agricultural Pollution of the Chesapeake Bay. 8508
Robert, Patricia MA Grunig, J. Effective Rhetorical Strategies for Writing Computer User Manuals. 8508
Spicer, Susan MA Grunig, J. Effectiveness of a Fire Department Public Information Campaign. 8508
Williams, Jeffrey MA (not available in 1118 JRN) Holman Black Journalists at the New York Times and The Washington Post: a Study of Educational and Professional Backgrounds. 8508
Graham, Barbara MA Barkin How Two Major Dailies Characterized Jesse Jackson's Presidential Campaign: A Case Study in Newspaper Coverage. 8507
Ramsey, Shirley MA Grunig, J. Communicative Competence for Science Interviews: Information Brokers and Authority Brokers. 8507
Fabiszak, Debra MA Grunig, J. Public Relations in Hospitals: Testing the Grunig Theory of Organizations, Environments and Models of Public Relations. 8501
Gabriel, Peter MA Hiebert A Pilot Study of Press-Military Relationships in the Aftermath of Grenada. 8501
Krieger, Diane MA Martin Communication of Goals among University of Maryland Administrators and State Officials. 8501
Levy, Tereza PhD Jamieson Organizational Rhetoric: Multinational Corporations' Legitimation in Brazil, France, and the United States. 8501
O'Neill III, John MA Holman The Negotiation of Power in the Production of Political News. 8501
Schneider, Larissa PhD Grunig, J. Organizational Structure, Environmental Niches, and Public Relations: The Hage-Hull Typology of Organizations as Predictor of Communication Behavior. 8501
Essich, Tamara MA Grunig, J. Environmental Communication Behavior of Industry Managers. 8408
Jackson, Elizabeth MA Martin The Effect of Textual Redundancy on the Readability and Comprehension of News-Type Material. 8408
Korolkoff, Kathy MA Yarrington Correlates of Image Building: A Non-Profit Organization. 8408
McMillan, Sally MA Grunig, J. Public Relations in Trade and Professional Associations: Location, Model, Structure, Environment, and Values. 8408
Satin, Karen (not available in 1118 JRN) Beasley Mass Media Education in U.S. Public Secondary Schools. 8408
Shapiro, Stephanie MA Barkin Mythic Cycles in American Literary Journalism. 8408
Sitler, Filomena MA Beasley The Image of Military Wives in Military Family Life Magazines from 1963 to 1983. 8408
Curran, Maureen MA Grunig, J. Medical Writing for the Mass Media Physicians and Medical Writers: A Marriage of Convenience? 8400
Glick, Marion MA Grunig, J. Profile and Analysis of an Activist Public: The Maryland Conservation Council. 8400
Paraskevoudakis, Smaroula MA Martin The Role of the Mass Media in the Process of Acculturation. 8400
Pincus, Joseph PhD Falcione The Impact of Communication Satisfaction and Job Performance: A Field Study of Hospital Nurses. 8400
Pollack, Ellyn MA Grunig, J. An Organizational Analysis of Four Public Relations Models in the Federal Government. 8400
Smith, Shelley MA Grunig, J. Public Activism as Reflected in the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL). 8400
Soper, Michael MA Fields The Progressive Case and its Impact on the Doctrine of Prior Restraint. 8400
Habbersett, Carolyn MA Grunig, J. An Exploratory Study of Media Relations: The Science Journalist and the Public Relations Practitioner. 8308
Jeffers III, Eugene MA Grunig, J. Effects of Decision-Making Involvement and Isolation on Red Cross Public Relations Workers. 8308
Balthrop, Sharon MA Hines Prior Restraint on the Scholastic Level. 8307
Bishop, Walton MA Grunig, J. Communication from a Scientific Meeting. 8301
Conway, Neil MA Sahin Foreign Correspondents' Opinion of Foreign News in the U.S. Media. 8300
Cremins, Andrea MA Barkin The Construction of Social Reality in a Labor Dispute: The 1981 Professional Air Traffic Controllers' Strike. 8300
Grove, Boyd MA Grunig, J. A Comparison of the Agenda Set by Scientists and Newspapers on the Cheseapeake Bay. 8300
Hanlon, Joan MA Hines A Study of the Kaiserslautern Kabel in Terms of Use and Effectiveness among its Subscribers. 8300
Mosley, William MA (not available in 1118 JRN) Zanot The Demise of The Washington Star: a Study of the Impact of a Competitor's Advertising Rates upon Advertising. 8300
Price, Deborah MA Nunamaker Ombudsmenwork: The Daily Routine of Newspaper Ombudsmen. 8300
Saville, Anita MA Hines The Effect of Perceptions of Student Press Roles and other Factors on Attitudes toward Student Press Freedom. 8300
Lobulu, William MA (not available in 1118 JRN) Hiebert Violence in News Coverage of Africa: a Content Analysis of The Washington Post, The Times of London and The Daily Nation (Kenya). 8201
Theus, Kathryn MA Beasley From Orthodoxy to Reform: Assimilation and the Jewish-English press of Mid-Nineteenth Century America. 8201
Cecala, Guy MA Levy The Viewers' Perspective: An Analysis of Audience Activity, Gratifications, and TV Network News. 8200
Chan, Suzy MA Martin Correlates of Foreign News Readership among University Students. 8200
Devine, Caroline MA Nam Courtroom Secrecy-the Press vs. the Judiciary, and Seeking the Public Mind-Public Information Research and Evaluation. 8200
Dominitz, Claudia MA (not available in 1118 JRN) Levy The Portrayal of Women in Television News, 1968-1981. 8200
Epstein, Debra MA Zanot Television Commercials and Social/Class. 8200
Escobar, Gabriel MA (not available in 1118 JRN) Sahin American Influences on the Chilean Media during the Election of Salvador Allende. 8200
Hutchens, Mary MA Martin A Coorientational Study of Members of Congress and Local/Regional Reporters. 8200
Kalman, Kenneth MA Grunig, J. An Analysis of the Relationship between Advocacy Advertising by the Oil Companies and the Use of Information Subsidies by the New York Times. 8200
Kelejian, Irene MA Barkin Defining the Suburban Community Press: A Case Study of the Prince George's Journal. 8200
Kwak, Myung-soo MA Nam Legal Definitions of Public Figure. 8200
Micklos, David MA (not available in 1118 JRN) Grunig, J. Constraints on the Social Responsibility of Public relations Science Writers 8200
Miller, Maureen MA Grunig, J. Food Advertising as a Contributory Factor in Increased National Consumption of Fats, Sweets and Alcohol During 1950-1980. 8200
Porter, Gail MA Grunig, J. Why they Read and Who Reads What: Information Utility, Market segmentation, and the Government Magazine Editor. 8200
Shuman, Susan MA Beasley The Minneapolis Star's Efforts to Survive as an Afternoon Newspaper. 8200
Straw, Philip MA Barkin Gallipolis: The Ohio's Navigational Minefield Investigative Reporting: Tactics, Problems, Promise. 8200
Weber, John MA (not available in 1118 JRN) McElreath Organizational and Situational Considerations in the Selection of Public Relations Firms. 8200
Patrick, Marcia MA Grunig, J. Principles of Communication and the Comprehension of Written Documents. 8108
Turner, Deborah MA Grunig, J. Communication Behavior of Linking Agents in the Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. 8101
Fogarino, Shirley MA Beasley "The Tundra Times: Advocate, 1962-1976". 8100
Gruenburg, Drew MA (not available in 1118 JRN) Beasley The Kent County News: a History and an Era, 1950-1980. 8100
Miller, James MA Barkin Tracking an Institution--Nineteenth Century Sports Covered by the Baltimore Sun. 8100
Salama, Azza MA Nam Time Magazine's Coverage of Egypt between the Year 1952 and 1979. 8100
Scott, Donna MA Nam The South African and Israeli Propaganda Offensive Corporations and the Production of Celebrity. 8100
Suparto, Ina MA Nam Freedom of the Press in Indonesia in the 1970's. 8100
Whitney, Valerie MA McElreath The Impact of Headlines on Personal Perceptions of Sensationalism: An Exploratory Study. 8100
Zeibert, Audrey MA Hiebert Attitudes of Radio and Television News Directors Toward "Happy Talk". 8100
Kim, Hye-Ra MA Nam Development of Korean Television and the Use of Foreign TV Programs. 8007
Martin, Linda Martin Correlates of Print Media Exposure. 8007
Brogden, Claudia MA Grunig, J. Communications Network: Building New Life for Government Organizations. 8000
Diener, Terri MA Martin Media, Community, and Juvenile Services Administration Views of Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Delinquency: A Comparative Analysis. 8000
Hardwick, Chistopher MA Grunig, J. Public Relations and Organizational Effectiveness: An Open Systems Approach. 8000
Nanni, Elizabeth MA Grunig, J. Case Studies of Organizational Management and Public Relations Practices. 8000
Rabin, Karla MA Grunig, J. International Marketing. 8000
Weiner, Claire MA Nunamaker Press Agenda-Setting and Ratification of Constitutional Amendments. 8000
White, Terry MA Grunig, J. The Communication Behavior of Poultry Farmers Residing in the Eastern Shore Counties of Maryland. 8000
Lapetina, Alison MA Martin Demographic Characteristics as Predictors of Response and Non-Response to a Mailed Questionnaire. 7908
Bowers, Ingrid MA McElreath Evaluating Internal Information Closed Circuit Television in the Navy. 7900
Friedman, Maria MA Beasley George Gough: America's First Regional Chain Newspaper Publisher. 7900
Hill, David MA Grunig, J. A Coorientational Study of Communication Behavior within Agricultural Experiment Stations. 7900
Johnson, Yvonne MA McElreath How Time Stereotyped Martin Luther King, Jr. 7900
Kelly, Kathleen MA Grunig, J. Predicting Alumni Giving: An Analysis of Alumni Donors and Non-Donors of the College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. 7900
Koziol, Robert MA Patrick Reasons for High School Students' Course and Career Choices in Journalism. 7900
Lainjo, Seraphine MA (not available in 1118 JRN) Hiebert Editorial Content as an Indicator of Press Freedom in Kenya, 1964-1969 7900
Medina, Monica MA Beasley Press Coverage of the Reverend Jim Jones and the People's Temple. 7900
Okome, Roli MA Martin Comprehension Problems Faced by Foreign Students in American Classrooms: A Study in Cross-Cultural Communication. 7900
Rawlins, Gary MA Nam The Role of U.S. Cultural and Information Exports in American Global Hegemony. 7900
Recknagel, Charles MA Barkin Audience Demand for Local News Programming on Cable: A Profile of Viewing Interest in Columbia, Maryland. 7900
Regis, Humphrey MA Nam Interaction: News Interest and News Source Utilization in the West Indian Migrant Community. 7900
Reichard, John MA Patrick The Current Status of News Pirating Law. 7900
Sani, Marcus (not available in 1118 JRN) Patrick The Use of Pretrial Discovery in Libel. 7900
Small, John MA Martin The Communication Impact of Anti-Alcoholism Public Service Posters. 7900
Jackson, Elizabeth MA Martin The Effect of Textual Redundancy on the Readability and Comprehension of News-Type Material 7900
Steele, Larry MA Nam Freedom of Information and Department of Agriculture Policy and Practice. 7900
Waddell, Geneva MA Grunig, J. Employee Communication at a Multicampus Community College: An Analysis Using Grunig's Communication Behavior Theory. 7900
Chaffee, Charles MA Grunig, J. Application of the Woelfel-Saltiel Theory of Communication: The Case of Maryland's Eighth Congressional District. 7808
Florence, Janet MA Hiebert News and Public Affairs Programming on Black-Oriented Radio Stations: An Exploratory Study. 7808
Belfield, Donn MA Grunig, J. Coorientation and Community College Communication. 7800
Crist, Ida MA Petrick Legal Development of Restricting Cross-Media Ownership: 1968-1978. 7800
Cronin, John MA   Citizen Access and the Development of Cable TV. 7800
Futrell, Patricia MA Martin Persuasive and Facilitative Communication as an Explanation of Readership of Billing Inserts. 7800
Lehrer, Arlene MA Brown Children's Magazine Preferences of Selected Public School Librarians and Fourth- Grade Children in Baltimore County, Maryland. 7800
Moran, Larry MA Hiebert A Content Analysis of the Washington Post Ombudsman Program. 7800
Schneider, Larissa MA Grunig, J. Employee Communication at a University-Based R & D Center: An Analysis Using Grunig's Theory of Communication Behavior. 7800
Shupe, Ralph, MA Martin Agenda-Setting in the Electronic Age: the Trend of Network News toward Coverage of Campaign Trivia in Presidential Campaigns. 7800
Barbiero, Barbara MA Martin Modernization and Traditionalism in the Press of a Developing Country: The Case of Zambia. 7708
Carney, William MA Grunig, J. A Study of Editorial Satire as a Tool of Persuasion. 7700
Chokhani, Perviz MA Martin Consumer Communication Behavior and Marketing Research. 7700
Conley, John MA Grunig, J. Government Communication: A Study of the Communication Behavior of Citizen Publics with their Local Government. 7700
Crim, Sarah MA Petrick How New York City's Three Major Daily Newspapers Covered the City's Financial Crisis During 1974 and 1975. 7700
Duzee, Diedra, MA Grunig, J. A Coorientational Study of Scientists and Science Writers. 7700
Gray, Adrienne MA McElreath "The Zapple Doctrine: Access to Broadcast Media for Supporters of Political Candidates". 7700
Henderson, Sandra MA Petrick In Pursuit of Press Privilege: Beyond Branzburg in the Federal Courts. 7700
Pearl, Rebecca MA Petrick The Miller Tripartite Obscenity Test and the Courts. 7700
Pelham, Karen MA Grunig, J. Using Communication at the Naval Surface Weapons Center; An Analysis Using Grunig's Multisystem Theory. 7700
Pichaske, Peter MA Hiebert Foreign News Content in U.S. and West German Newspapers. 7700
Post, Charles MA Petrick The Plight of the Alternative Press: A Case Study of Washington Newsworks. 7700
Snyder, Steve MA Petrick "Equal Opportunities" and "Fairness" Broadcast Cases during the 1976 Presidential Election. 7700
Spernak, Stepanie MA Grunig, J. Content Analysis of Newspapers. 7700
Van Duzee, Diedra MA (not available in 1118 JRN) Grunig, J. A Coorientational Study of Scientists and Science Writers. 7700
Barker, Michael MA Martin A Synthesis of Theoretical Models Concerning the Reporting Process. 7600
Benton, Mary MA Martin The Effect of Watergate on Community Press-Local Government Relationships. 7600
Cohen, Stephen MA Sommer Perceptions of the Performance of Washington Media Reporters by Press Secretaries of Federal Executive and Legislative Office Holders Receiving Frequent National Media Exposure. 7600
Curle, Anita MA Martin Emotional or Rational: Which Appeal for Charity Advertising? 7600
Elam, Patricia MA Martin Basic Journalism Education: Personalized System of Instruction in Journalism Education. 7600
Fringer, Joanna MA Grunig, J. Suburban Citizen Activism and the Print Media. 7600
Holt, Virginia MA Martin The Mediating Role of Political Expectations between Mass Media Agendas and Perceptions of a Political Campaign. 7600
Jenkins, Leon MA Grunig, J. Prison Communication: A Study of the Public Perception of Lorton Prison. 7600
Knodell, Joyce MA Grunig, J. A Coorientational Study of Food Public Relations Practitioners, Editors and Readers. 7600
Miles, Nickerson MA Lee The Chilling Effect and Confidentiality: A Study of Post-Branzburg Press- Source Relationships. 7600
Ruda, Joseph MA Martin The Agenda-Setting Function in the Flow of International Wire Service News. 7600
Whitcomb, Marilyn Debra MA Grunig, J. Predicting Students' Processing of Information on Careers: A Test of the Decision -Situation Theory of Communication Behavior. 7600
Caldwell, Snyder MA Grunig, J. Development and implications of a four-level co-orientational process model of communication. 7500
Costanzi Kathleen MA Hoyt Walter Lippman: Study of an American Conservative. 7500
Diliberto, Gioia (not available in 1118 JRN) Hiebert Profiles of Three Newswomen. 7500
DiJulio, Carol MA Brown A Content Analysis of the Washington Star's Action Line and an Analysis of its Integration into the News-Gathering Process. 7500
Friedman, Richard MA Brown Content Analysis: National Observer, Quicksilver Times, and D.C. Gazette in Terms of the Direction of Their News Coverage of the Nixon Administration's Efforts and Attitudes Concerning the Vietnam War. 7500
Guernsey, Nancy MA Petrick Branzburg and its Consequences: Impact on State Courts. 7500
Horn, Leslie MA Grunig, J. Economic News Coverage during Recession -- a Content Analysis Comparing Community Press, and the Metropolitan Press. 7500
Parmenter, William MA Bryan Muckraking and Ray Standard Baker. 7500
Silver, Sheila MA Lee Strategies Adopted by Women's Group in attempts to Influence the Portrayal of Women in Television Broadcasting. 7500
Stover, Bobby MA Brown Using the Newspaper Series to Study Possible Legislation Affecting the Public Employee-Employer Relationship in Arkansas. 7500
Wang, James MA Martin The Role of the Press Attaché. 7408
Al-Doory, Shirley MA Grunig, J. An Analysis of Information Seeking Parameters of the Blind and Physically Handicapped. 7400
Beard, Vickie MA Grunig, J. Information Seeking and the Community Press. 7400
Endres, Kathleen MA Lee James J. Kilpatrick: A Conservative at Work. Jane Grey Swisshelm: Feminist/Editor. 7400
Jacoby, Fred MA Grunig, J. Decision Making and the Mass Media: Planning for Power Ownership Concentration in the Media. 7400
Bartholomew, Charles MA Grunig, J. Cognitive Effects from Using Analogies to Communicate Physics to Audiences in Different Decision-Situations. 7300
Chaudhary, Anju MA Martin Comparative News Judgment of Indian and American Journalists. 7300
Lewis, Kathleen MA (not available in 1118 JRN) Bryan Maggie Higgins. 7300
Mastin, Marie MA Grunig, J. Integration of Concepts of Organizational Behavior and Communication: A Step Towards a Working Theory of Public Relations, Phase One. 7300
Rothenberg, Harriet MA Flippen Attitude Change: Validity and Utility to the Communicator, and Non-Verbal Communication: Cultural or Universal? 7300
Taylor, Winston MA Hiebert The Flow of Religious News: A Comparative Analysis of the News Services of Two Denominations and their Relationship to Regional Publications. 7300
Broberg, Katie MA Grunig Case Study in Effectiveness of Purposive Communication: Advertising. 7200
Franz, Scott MA Hiebert Effectiveness of Various Message Techniques Involving Manner and Order of Presentation. 7100

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