Below are theses and dissertations completed by graduates of the University of Nevada Las Vegas Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies.
For the entire collection of UNLV theses and dissertations, visit UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Niche Theory in New Media: Is Digital Overtaking the Print Magazine Industry?, Zeenath Haniff
Audience Image Preferences of 1080i and 720p High Definition Video Formats: An Experiment, Michael Thomas Stubben
The Uses and Gratifications of Dance Reality Television Shows, Heather M. Yuille
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Public interest standard characteristics in hybrid digital multicasts of noncommercial educational radio, Michele Ann Gothard
The information battlefield: Al-Qaeda's use of advanced media technologies for framed messaging, Jessica Marie Martin
Gatekeeping in a TV news editorial conference: Shift of force, other media, personal experience and pack mentality, Kyril Daniel Plaskon
The pedagogy of pornography: What popular pornography on the Internet teaches us about aggression and consent, Anthony Springrt Jr.
Factors of adoption: Initiating relationships using online dating sites, Rachel Lee Toyer
Comparative and critical analysis: The roles of civic and traditional journalism, Kendle Walters
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
The Write moves: An autoethnographic examination of the media industry, Danielle Gomes
The Portrayal of schizophrenia in television: An experiment assessing how viewer attitudes are affected, Lindsey Jo Hand
I am journalism (and so can you!): Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and the role of the journalist, Eugene Wagner
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
A Church without walls: Finding community in Central Christian Church's online campus, Kayla Jo Gilmore
Internal communication in organizations and employee engagement, Lynn Kalani Terumi Hayase
Analyzing policy issues in presidential speeches and the media: An Agenda-setting study, Jessica L. Hughes
Communication technologies: Diffusion of online news use and credibility among young web users in the information age, Chee Youn Kang
Brothers are better than sisters: A semiotic, feminist analysis of HBO's "Rome", Patricia Mamie Peers
Torturing terrorists for national security imperatives: Mediated violence on "24", Michael D. Sears
Women's health and fitness magazines: An accurate portrayal?, Jennifer M. Shymansky