This study investigates how access to information about the Arab-Israeli conflict by Western correspondents in Egypt and Israel is affected by: (1) the governments' information delivery systems, (2) the newsmaking roles and educational background of the correspondents, (3) the c…
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Numerous studies have been conducted on the reporting of child sexual abuse, particularly surrounding the factors that impact the decision-making process of psychologists. The literature suggests that clinician's decision to report child abuse seems dependent on the interaction …
In an attempt to address the lack of informative and in-depth media coverage on complex social and political issues, this project provides two short documentary films meant to serve as a model to reporters for addressing such highly-nuanced topics. In particular, these films—“Th…
On 1 May 2003, President Bush declared an end to major combat operations, telling of the Iraqi embracement of American soldiers as liberators. Beginning almost immediately a determined resistance against the American occupation began. The occupation of Iraq has become costly (bo…
This dissertation is an examination of TIME magazine's reportage of Christianity in the United States between the years 1950 and 1975. The dissertation seeks to ascertain whether the newsweekly's coverage of the subject in its religion section accurately and adequately reflected…
This study examined the prevalence of metacommunication in televised news broadcasts and Web coverage of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Prior scholarship on metacommunication, media narcissism, and self-reflexive reporting has primarily been conducted in analyzing the news coverage of…
This study explores religious, societal, and intrafamilial factors that prevent Ultra-Orthodox Jewish male survivors of child sexual abuse from reporting the incidents. Five men were recruited and participated in in-depth interviews. The findings indicate that child sexual abuse…