Academic Research

“Four Dead in Ohio: A Media Failure”

“Four Dead in Ohio: A Media Failure”

By Jim DeBrosse |

(Originally published in Journalism History)

This paper argues that the guard-dog theory of the press and Chomsky’s propaganda model help explain the failure by the local media to warn victims of the imminent threat of deadly force.

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“Wikimedia and Censorship”

“Wikimedia and Censorship”

By Jim DeBrosse |

This study found that the more complex and controversial the topic on the Project Censored list, the more likely Wikipedia had no match or only a partial match for the story…

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“Mall Access: Taking Back the Streets”

“Mall Access: Taking Back the Streets”

By Jim DeBrosse |

ABSTRACT — In recent years, the growing shift toward private control of the public sphere – from downtowns to malls, from neighborhoods to gated communities, from public records to private contracts — has occupied media and legal scholars…

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