Random notes for thesis

Notes on senior theses:

“The Subjective Imagination”

Power defined as “the potential of an individual to change the behavior of another”

Relational dyads

dy·ad

  [dahy-ad]  Show IPA

noun

1.

a group of two; couple; pair.

2.

Biology .

a.

a secondary morphological unit, consisting of two monads: a chromosome dyad.

b.

the double chromosomes resulting from the separation of the four chromatids of a tetrad.

3.

Chemistry . an element, atom, or group having a valence of two. Compare monad, triad (  def 2a ) .

4.

Mathematics . two vectors with no symbol connecting them, usually considered as an operator.

5.

Sociology .

a.

two persons involved in an ongoing relationship or interaction.

b.

the relationship or interaction itself.

Dyadic partners is an oxymoron?

“Arterial affect” where smaller outlets look for guidance from larger ones

“My study is unique in that…”

“When I moved from the field to academia, I found the observations I made in the field were not represented in the literature I read about journalistic news processes, and journalists’ understanding of the audience.  My interest in studying journalists’ uses of social media grew from these experiences.  The purpose of this thesis is to capture and explain the ways in which journalists are using social media to engage the audience, and how such uses are affecting news processes and changing the role the audience plays in the construction of the news”