Award Winning Communication Programs: Centrality or Confusion?

This article analyzes award winning communication programs. The winners of the Small College Interest Group\u27s Programs of Excellence Award provide directions for achieving centrality and the goals outlined by the National Communication Association Task Force on Advancing the Discipline. They have similar names, degrees and locations within their institutions and they favor a holistic department and curricula that are interdisciplinary with strong department anchors. Most have assessment programs in place to maintain this quality. In most cases, they have identified themselves with the mission of their institution through courses and goals. These programs can provide some guidelines for departments in schools of 5,000 or less undergraduates to use in conducting self evaluations to determine if their programs have centrality

Historical Roundtable: ‘Stories We Tell’ in Broadcast News

The study and teaching of the history of broadcast news is a relatively recent enterprise — particularly with respect to the attention given to television news — which often parallels the lives of the academics who study and teach the subject. As a result, some of the research focused on broadcast news has been based upon the observations of individuals and events observed firsthand on occasion by those doing the reporting and the research. This close proximity to history has offered unique opportunities to stimulate interest, offer additional clarity or alternatively debunk some of the historic narratives from the field, including the many “moments” one might most readily recall with genuine concerns about authenticity and accuracy. The members of this panel of four media historians have experiences totaling well over a century in the field and offer considerable perspective on the stories they regularly report to their students and their colleagues

An Encouragement of Television News History Research: A Roundtable Discussion.

The article focuses on the speech by four scholars including Mary E. Beadle, Madeleine Liseblad and Mike Conway, delivered at the 2016 American Journalism Historians Association annual conference held in Saint Petersburg, Florida, on television news history research. Beadle discusses the lack of material in local television history research. Liseblad discusses the challenges and opportunities of television history research in Europe while Conway discusses access to historic broadcasts

Effects of antiplatelet therapy on stroke risk by brain imaging features of intracerebral haemorrhage and cerebral small vessel diseases: subgroup analyses of the RESTART randomised, open-label trial

Background Findings from the RESTART trial suggest that starting antiplatelet therapy might reduce the risk of recurrent symptomatic intracerebral haemorrhage compared with avoiding antiplatelet therapy. Brain imaging features of intracerebral haemorrhage and cerebral small vessel diseases (such as cerebral microbleeds) are associated with greater risks of recurrent intracerebral haemorrhage. We did subgroup analyses of the RESTART trial to explore whether these brain imaging features modify the effects of antiplatelet therapy

A Comparison of a Local Newspaper and Television Coverage of a Murder Investigation Using Content Analysis

This dataset is designed to teach how to determine differences in presentation of the same news event by different media by using content analysis. The dataset is provided by Professor Mary E. Beadle from John Carroll University, The Tim Russert Department of Communication and Theater in Cleveland, Ohio. The data are drawn from publicly available Cleveland Plain Dealer articles through the Cleveland Public Library system and WEWS-TV television reports available through the Northeast Ohio Broadcast Archives. The researcher for this project was interested in comparing local media sources for a high-profile crime story to determine differences in coverage. The example focuses on how content differences between print and television news coverage of a local murder can be qualitatively examined. Although the news reports included were early in the investigation of the murder, these stories demonstrate how local news can present different viewpoints to the audience. These differences are important to understand since such research provides insight into how news is covered by a traditional newspaper and television station. This gives a basis for analyzing Internet news coverage that combines elements of both newspaper and television, but often in a shorter written style with photos and links to videos. Differences are also important to understand to consider how decisions are made by reporters, editors, and others that result in variations in content among media. The dataset files are accompanied by a Teaching Guide and a Student Guid

Broadcast Announcing Worktext

Broadcast Announcing Worktext, now in its fifth edition, remains one of the best resources for those looking to gain the skills, techniques, and procedures necessary to enter the competitive field of broadcast performance. Written accessibly, with easy-to-digest modules and practice projects, this book encourages active participation from readers to help develop their talent on air. In addition to the principles of good performance, the book addresses the importance of the audience and how to communicate effectively to diverse groups. The book combines traditional teaching with practical experience, and includes sample scripts and self-study exercises to allow for a practical, hands-on application of key concepts. The fifth edition, expanded throughout, features updates about performance on the Internet and social media, as well as content about podcasting and audio performance. A new chapter on international media offers readers a look at media performance and career possibilities around the world. This book is an invaluable resource for any student of journalism, communication, or public relations looking to enhance their media performance skills. A detailed accompanying website features audio-clips, sample test questions, and a Professionals’ Comment Bank setting out experience and advice from working pros

Media History: A Comparison of a Local Newspaper and Television Coverage of a Crime Story in Mid-20th Century America

This case study examines the coverage of a historic crime story by two local newspapers and a local television station and documents similarities and differences among the media coverage. Lipschultz and Hilt indicate that although not the most common, crime is the most covered type of story. Media history scholars need to highlight instances in which local TV stations and newspapers do an especially good job of covering certain kinds of stories which interest and have an impact on the public, in this case a high-profile crime story. Previous research indicates that people rely on local television and news to fully understand a story and to know about local crime, government, school issues, and politics