Analysts project a pay cable television market penetration level of 30% by 1985. In this regard this preliminary study was designed to examine the characteristics of pay TV audience in one test market. Located in San Diego, California, Channel 100, th . . .

This thesis project is an attempt to write, produce and sell a 16mm half-hour documentary film. The choices made on subject matter, film stock, backing, and personnel revolved around .the decision to aim for a highly saleable product. Analyzing the fi . . .

This study examined the coverage of U.S. Army Major Tammy Duckworth, from the beginning of her recovery from her war injuries at Walter Reed Hospital in 2005 through her candidacy for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006 by two newspape . . .

This thesis explores the effects of racial change on audience perception of violent scenes designed to be shown on television. Ninety-eight subjects were obtained, voluntarily, from the campus of California State University, Northridge. Forty-eight we . . .

The purpose of this study is to determine whether crowdfunding, a method of financing reporting, provides a forum that promotes public discussion and social action. This study also looked at how crowdfunding fits into the current business models for f . . .

This paper will act as a historical pretext to a photo documentary style project I produced showing the multi-cultural environment of Koreatown represented by three layers: 1) a historic, Korean American, ethnic enclave community; 2) a transnational a . . .

This fictionalized history is the screenplay for a feature length motion picture. The setting for the story is St. Cecilia Parish in Detroit, the year prior to and the week of the riot of 1967. Fr. Ray Ellis has been appointed pastor to succeed Monsig . . .

This project examines the strained relationship between the military and the media and then attempts to correct some of the shortcomings in coverage with six written articles and a photo essay. By focusing on the lower ranking service members and expl . . .

This thesis examines the histories and libertarian philosophies of the four publishers of The orange County Register beginning in 1935 when, known as the Santa Ana Register, it was acquired by Raymond Cyrus (R.C.) Hailes. R.C. co-published the Registe . . .

The John Reed Club was a group of politically radical writers, artists, and journalists, who aligned themselves with the struggles of the working-class and militant left during the early Depression years (1929-1935). The Clubs were in the forefront of . . .