Voting research; Press and politics--United States--History--21st century; Mass media--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century; Presidents--United States--Election--2000; Presidents--United States--Election--2004
Scholars have long considered the role media play in shaping levels of political knowledge and voting behavior. The specific context of this study is the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. It examines the influence of newspaper reading,...
News Web sites; Electronic newspapers; Webcasting; Internet radio broadcasting; Internet television
The Internet offers a tremendous opportunity for traditional media to expand and/or enhance news stories. This thesis is an exploration of the convergent journalism practices of three news organizations in a medium-sized market. It employed content...
Capital punishment--Public opinion; Murder victims' families--Attitudes; Murder victims' families--Psychology
Two common assumptions are that the family members of murder victims will achieve closure and perceive a sense of justice following the execution of their loved one's murderer. These assumptions, however, may be unfounded. Using family member...
The Chautauqua movement has been called "culture under canvas" and "the university of the people." What began as a training camp for Sunday School teachers on the shores of Lake Chautauqua in western New York State in the...
African Americans--Education--Kentucky--Louisville--History; Education--Kentucky--Louisville--History; Louisville Public Schools (Louisville, Ky.)--History; Literacy--Social aspects--Kentucky--Louisville--History
I conducted my dissertation research in the national, state, and local archives. Using Deborah Brandt's "Sponsors of Literacy" as a conceptual framework and Critical Race Theory as a theoretical framework, I offer Louisville, Kentucky as...
Amish--Books and reading; Amish--Ohio--Social life and customs; Literacy--Ohio
Following in the tradition of scholars who treat literacy in context such as Deborah Brandt, Shirley Brice Heath, and David Barton and Mary Hamilton, I conducted my dissertation research not in an academic classroom but in the valleys of Hanley, a...
Children and war; World War, 1939-1945--Kentucky--Louisville; World War, 1939-1945--Indiana--Madison; Girls--Indiana--Madison; Girls--Kentucky--Louisville
This thesis presents the view of World War II, a watershed event in U.S. history, through the lenses of a group that is not normally called upon, that of young children. The war was viewed by and affected young girls differently than others....
Thirty smokers were solicited from the Wichita, Kansas community via the newspaper and broadcast media for a stop-smoking project. The volunteers were assigned to one of two treatments: double smoking or a modification of Von Dedenroth's (1964)...
A tractor trailer hauls another vehicle around the corner from Brook to East Lee street during the morning downpour. The gothic-inspired tower of DuPont Manual High School rises in the background. Photograph was taken in the late morning.
Two people wearing shorts and rain jackets splash through the flooded intersection of Brook and Lee Street on foot. Photograph was taken during the initial downpour in the late morning.
A black car floats in the flood water on Brook Street behind DuPont Manual High School. A tiny bit of the roof of a submerged Mazda Miata protrudes from the water next to the adjacent lamp post. Photograph was taken during the late morning.
View facing north up Brook Street soon after the initial downpour stopped. The sun breaks through the clouds over DuPont Manual High School. Photograph was taken in the late morning.
Long view facing west down Cardinal Boulevard. The water level comes up to the railroad tracks. DuPont Manual High School can be seen in the distance. Photograph was taken in the late morning.
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Railroad tracks; Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings
Water cascades over the railroad tracks running behind the University Club on the University of Louisville Belknap Campus. The Student Activities Center (SAC) and clock tower can be seen in the distance. Photograph was taken in the late morning.
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Streets; Street lights; Signs (Notices)
View facing east down Cardinal Boulevard from the railroad bridge that crosses over it. Two banners that say "Courage" and "Passion" and are attached to a light pole are partially submerged. The sign for the Owsley Brown Frazier...
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Streets; Automobiles; Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Signs (Notices)
View across Brook Street facing the Unitas Tower dormitory on the University of Louisville Belknap Campus. Parked cars along the street are almost totally submerged. A banner featuring an image of cardiologist Roberto Bolli that says...
Water gushes up from a drain on Brook Street. Steps leading up to the Unitas Tower dormitory on the University of Louisville Belknap Campus can be seen in the distance. Photograph was taken in the late morning.
Buildings; Commercial facilities; Newspaper industry
Low brick building with square pillars and a sign reading "The State Journal," the name of Frankfort, Kentucky's daily newspaper. The building at left bears a sign for "The Rupert Grocery Store Incorporated Wholesale Grocers"...
Goodman's News Store, 332 W. Liberty, Louisville, Kentucky, circa February 1927. Man, likely the proprietor, selling a copy of "Turf Light" to a customer in front of the store. Both men hold the newspaper, while the customer places change...
African-American men and one women work at newspaper equipment, including typesetting machines, inside a large room. Address: 930 West Walnut (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky.
