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Women in the movies in 2013
2013 was a year in which female characters were unusually visible at the box office. Several of the year’s top grossing films, including The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Gravity, and Frozen, featured female protagonists. However, a recent study released by … Continue reading
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Tagged Hunger Games, Movies, Women in the Media
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Non-professional journalists in the digital news environment: How much can they do?
News, of course, fulfills more than one function in society. It can be a business that is expected to make a profit. However, it also has social and civic roles to play. Among other things, those who report to the … Continue reading
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Breakthroughs in Human History – The Role of Communication
The Atlantic newsmagazine ran a story this month listing the “50 greatest breakthroughs since the wheel.” It’s not, of course, a scientific ranking, but it is interesting. They gathered a panel of 12 historians, engineers, scientists, economists, and entrepreneurs and … Continue reading
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UMSL faculty and alumni in London
The UMSL Communication Department was a presence at this year’s International Communication Association (ICA) conference in London this June as several alumni and faculty presented their research. Papers by UMSL alumni and faculty that were presented at the conference included … Continue reading
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Making Money in the Movie Industry: Go big or go really small?
As Memorial Day kicks off the summer movie season in earnest, it’s interesting to take a look at some the strategies that movie distributors are pursuing – it helps explain the kinds of movies that are available on our local … Continue reading
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Tagged movie industry
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A Real-World Example of Diffusion of Innovation Theory: Drug Dales to Doctors
One of the theoretical perspectives frequently covered in our courses is Diffusion of Innovations Theory, which is most closely associated with the work of Everett Rodgers. A recent article in The New York Times about the use of computer programs … Continue reading
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Congratulations to the Spring 2013 Graduates!
The May 2013 Spring Commencement Ceremony was held today, Saturday, May 18. Approximately 50 communication students completed either their B.A. or their M.A. this semester. The commencement speaker was Marie Casey, who graduated from UM-St. Louis with a degree in … Continue reading
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Clark McMillion and Linda Vaughn Honored by College
Two of the Communication Department’s members were honored at the College of Fine Arts and Communication’s yearly awards presentation on May 8. Professor Clark McMillion was honored for thirty years of service to UM-St. Louis. In addition to teaching courses … Continue reading
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A tale of two video game companies . . .
Two articles were published in the last few weeks that feature video game companies. The contrast between them illustrates ongoing trends and tensions within the industry. One of the articles, published in The New York Times, is a feature by … Continue reading
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Tagged Video Games
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The doctor will email you now: UMSL faculty study how electronic communication may help diabetes patients
UM-St. Louis Associate Professor Yan Tian, along with colleagues Jeanine Turner, James Robinson, Alan Neustadtl, Pam Angelus, Marie Russell, Seong Mun, and Betty Levine has recently published a study investigating the impact of supportive emails from health care providers on … Continue reading
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