Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (June 28, 2006) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Southern California, 1998. / Adviser: Charlotte Furth. Includes bibliographical references.

The attitudes of all Hoosier women (304) employed full-time in editorial (writing/managing) capacities on Indiana's seventy-eight dailies were determined through a mail questionnaire that queried demographics and five subject areas: job conditions, self-concept, upward mobility, male versus female situations, and effects of the women's movement.The researcher expected Hoosier women to feel discrimination against their chances for upward mobility and in their assignments and job conditions, as was found in prior studies. It was also expected that the women's movement would have little impact on women in a corn-belt midwestern state.The results indicated that nearly half of the respondents had experienced discriminatory practices, with 40 percent of them claiming to have person-ally attempted to better the situation. While the women overwhelmingly liked their jobs and felt females to be as good or better than males in reportorial duties, the key finding of the research was that overall, Hoosier women were undecided (in their mean responses) to nearly 40 percent of the instrument's statements.Further, the women perceived not the original five dimensions of questions, but three: "us versus them" that related to the newspapers' treatment of employees, in particular women; personal attitude questions; and women's movement questions.It was also found that the women, by virtue of their responses to the instrument, tended to group themselves into two "types" that were not related to job conditions, pay, education, or the bulk of the demographics. The only significant factor that differed in the two groups was number of years in journalism, as Type 1 women were younger than Type 2. Overall, the Type 1 women were found to be more conscious of discrimination toward women and leaned heavily toward the male versus female dimension of statements. Type 2, the older women, were aware of problems in the field, but were more satisfied with their jobs and positions in life, with more concern focusing on self-concept and job conditions.Mean responses of the demographic questions provided a profile of the average Hoosier newspaperwoman in this first study to be undertaken in Indiana. The research became only the fifth such study done in an individual state. Most of the demographic findings were similar to those found in other states or in national surveys with the exception of pay, where Indiana women experienced a decidedly lower mean wage.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2005. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Since abolition, women have used the media to bring attention to causes and injustices in society. Issues faced by these women are some of the same issues faced by women in public relations today and possibly the future. This paper is the history of the women of pre-professional public relations in relation to their use of the media to bring about change and communicate with an audience. It also discusses the evolution of the public relations profession as it pertains to the parallel issues that the women of the first wave faced in relation to the second wave, or professional era. The paper will then synthesize these two eras in public relations and discuss the future of women in the profession as seen by researchers and women practicing at this time.

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Orientador: Caroline Kraus Luvizotto / Banca: Mauro Souza Ventura / Banca: José Edgard Rebouças / Resumo: Os movimentos sociais, em busca de visibilidade e transformação, utilizam a internet e as mídias para denunciarem seus problemas, se organizarem e para produzir seu próprio jornalismo. A presente pesquisa busca analisar e identificar as formas como os movimentos sociais produzem conhecimento por meio do jornalismo, que é uma maneira de interpretar e registrar a realidade e seus saberes. Os objetos escolhidos, a Revista AzMina e a Think Olga são ligadas ao movimento feminista e se propõem a empoderar e conscientizar mulheres por meio da informação e jornalismo. Se trata de um estudo comparativo com a metodologia da Análise de Conteúdo amparada por descrições qualitativas do ambiente online, e busca identificar funções da comunicação mobilizadora e de enquadramento (framming) nos discursos. Em um primeiro momento, analisa-se as estratégias de comunicação e construção do conteúdo nos sites, a partir de descrição qualitativa. Na segunda etapa da pesquisa, aplica-se a Análise de Conteúdo em reportagens e textos publicados pelas duas iniciativas. Espera-se identificar as práticas jornalísticas que guiam esses conteúdos como forma de construção de conhecimento e transformação social, contribuindo assim para os estudos sobre movimentos sociais e mídia. Os resultados indicam um uso estratégico de recursos visuais e forte presença nas redes sociais pelos dois objetos. Apesar das muitas semelhanças, identifica-se algumas diferenças no posicionamento das organizações para executar seus o... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Aiming for visibility and transformation, the social movements make use of the internet and the media to delate about their problems, thus organizing and producing their own journalism activities. This research seeks to analyze and identify the ways that social movements produce knowledge through journalism doing, which is a form to interpret and register the reality and their own expertise. The chosen objects, the Revista AzMina and the Think Olga are connected to the feminist movement and propose to empower and create awareness in women through information and journalism. This study is a comparative analysis that uses the Content Analysis method sustained by qualitative descriptions of the online environment, to identify functions of communication for mobilization and frames in those narratives. At first, the communication strategies and the content construction in the websites are analyzed using a qualitative description. At the second part of the empirical research, the Content Analysis is applied, using as material the reports and texts published by both organizations. It is expected to identify the journalistic practices that guides this kind of content as a form of knowledge construction and social transformation, collaborating to the social movements and media studies. The results show a strategic use of the visual resources and a strong presence in the social media in the case of both objects. Notwithstanding the many similarities, it was identified some differences ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

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