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Law Enforcement, Media and the Community in an Appalachian County

Keeton-Olsen, Danielle Rose, Keeton-Olsen
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1461323372

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2016, Bachelor of Science of Journalism (BSJ), Ohio University, Journalism.
This paper is an undergraduate thesis and professional project created for the Ohio University Honors Tutorial College. This project consists of a literature review, a reflective essay and a multimedia project exploring media and its relationship with an Appalachian county in Ohio: Meigs County, OH. The literature review consists of relevant research to the project. The review investigates standards in journalistic reporting on law enforcement and the norms for reporting in a small community. It also explores the ethics and best practices needed to be a small-town, law enforcement reporter. The multimedia project attempts to understand and explore what brought journalism in Meigs County to this point. Meigs is one county in a rural, Appalachian region, but its experiences are likely not unique, as journalism in large and small outlets takes on a corporate flavor. The URL to the full multimedia project is http://dk-o.atavist.com/journalism-in-appalachia The first part explores the past and present media environment in Meigs County, its coverage of law enforcement and the corporation behind the county’s one paper, the Pomeroy Daily Sentinel. The second part focuses on a former reporter who now pursues journalism on her own time through a WordPress website. The final installment seeks to understand the implications of a financially-limited press on the law enforcement, public offices and citizens of a rural, Appalachian county.
Elizabeth Hendrickson (Advisor)
69 p.
Journalism
journalism; law enforcement; media; Appalachia; Ohio;

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  • Keeton-Olsen, Keeton-Olsen, D. R. (2016). Law Enforcement, Media and the Community in an Appalachian County [Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1461323372

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Keeton-Olsen, Keeton-Olsen, Danielle. Law Enforcement, Media and the Community in an Appalachian County. 2016. Ohio University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1461323372.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Keeton-Olsen, Keeton-Olsen, Danielle. "Law Enforcement, Media and the Community in an Appalachian County." Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1461323372

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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