Productivity Includes 34 Journal Articles, 89 Refereed Papers, 9 Books and 16 Book Chapters

Columbia, Mo. (June 14, 2010) — Missouri School of Journalism faculty and students produced a striking amount and breadth of journalism and mass communications research in the 2009-2010 academic year.

Researchers discovered a range of significant and illuminating results. For example:

• Anti-tobacco TV ads that either frightened or disgusted viewers – but not both – had the biggest effect.
• Men had more ease reading news stories written in a chronological structure, while women appeared to do equally well regardless of story structure.
• Chinese correspondents stationed in the U.S. feel conflict between their responsibilities as professional journalists and their Chinese patriotism.
• People had a more pleasant facial expression when looking at friends’ pages on Facebook than when browsing CNN or Amazon Web pages.
• Public relations practitioners ranked seventh in ethical and moral development among 19 professions studied – behind seminarians, philosophers, and some health professionals but well above the lowest-ranked groups: junior high school students and prison inmates.

Missouri journalism faculty and students published 34 journal articles, presented 89 refereed papers at conferences, and wrote nine books and 16 book chapters in the past 12 months.

In addition, Missouri journalism placed first among U.S. advertising and strategic communication programs in the number of scholarly publications during the past 10 years, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Advertising.

Among this academic year’s research topics:

Updated: May 12, 2020

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