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For the first step in my inquiry project, I wanted to dive deeper into a field I’ve always been curious about: content creation. I wanted to focus specifically on digital creators (bloggers, Youtubers, etc.) who have virtually created careers and full fledged careers on the content they create online. To begin, I chose Steinar Ellingsen’s article, “Seismic Shifts: Platforms, Content Creators, and Spreadable Media.”

a. One article by Dr. Kim Weller Gregory and Dr. Theodore Zorn. Learning the Ropes Together: Assimilation and Friendship Development Among First-Year Male Medical Students.

b. One article by Dr. John A. McArthur. Composing Podcasts: Engaging Digital Natives in the Communication Classroom.

c. One article by Dr. Leanne Pupchek. A Review of: “Carolyn Ellis, Revision: Autoethnographic Reflections on Life and Work.”.

d. One review by Dr. Leanne Pupchek. Aydemir Captures the Issue but just Kisses the Action.

e. One article by Dr. Mohammed el-Nawawy. Between the Government and the Press: The Role of Western Correspondents and Government Public Relations in Middle East Coverage.

f. One article by Dr. Zachary White. Communicating About Chronic Caregiving in the Workplace: Employees’ Disclosure Preferences, Intentions, and Behaviors.

g. One article by Dr. David Payne. The Aggressiveness of Playful Arguments.

h. One article by Dr. Carolyn Ellis and Dr. Arthur Bochner. Social Approaches: Personal Narrative as a Social Approach to Interpersonal Communication.

i. One article from a popular “trade” magazine about the topic you chose in Part A. Amateur, Autonomous, and Collaborative: Myths of Aspiring Female Cultural Producers in Web 2.0.

j. One article from a newspaper on the topic you chose in Part A. Content Farming, Quick Creation, and Declining Information Quality.

k. One article from an authoritative website on the topic you chose in Part A. This Week in Content Marketing: In 10 Years, Content Marketing Will Just Be Marketing

l. One example of multimedia material that could illustrate or inform on the topic you chose in Part A. Are We All Online Content Creators Now? Web 2.0 and Digital Divides. (The graphics from this article to illustrate the growing trend of content generation studied by specific demographic research.)

References:

Bochner, A. P., & Ellis, C. (1992). Social Approaches: Personal Narrative as a Social Approach to Interpersonal Communication. Communication Theory (10503293), 2(2), 165-172.

Brake, D. R. (2014). Are We All Online Content Creators Now? Web 2.0 and Digital          Divides. Journal Of Computer-Mediated Communication, 19(3), 591-609.        doi:10.1111/jcc4.12042

Duffy, B. (2015). Amateur, Autonomous, and Collaborative: Myths of Aspiring Female Cultural   Producers in Web 2.0. Critical Studies In Media Communication, 32(1), 48-64.            doi:10.1080/15295036.2014.997832

Ellingsen, S. (2014). SEISMIC SHIFTS: PLATFORMS, CONTENT CREATORS AND SPREADABLE MEDIA. Media International Australia (8/1/07-Current), (150), 106-113.

el-Nawawy, M., & Kelly, J. D. (2001). Between the Government and the Press: The Role of         Western Correspondents and Government Public Relations in Middle East        Coverage. Harvard International Journal Of Press/Politics, 6(3), 90.

Hample, D., Han, B., & Payne, D. (2010). The Aggressiveness of Playful      Arguments. Argumentation, 24(4), 405-421. doi:10.1007/s10503-009-9173-8

Notess, G. R. (2011). Content Farming, Quick Creation, and Declining Information            Quality. Online, 35(3), 46-48.

Pulizzi, J. (2017, May 19). In 10 Years, Content Marketing Will Just Be Marketing. Retrieved May 20, 2017, from http://contentmarketinginstitute.com/2017/05/content-marketing-just-marketing/

Pupchek, L. (2010). A Review of: “Carolyn Ellis, Revision: Autoethnographic Reflections on Life   and Work.”. Southern Communication Journal, 75(4), 454-456.         doi:10.1080/1041794x.2010.504462

Pupchek, L. (2008). Aydemir Captures the Issue but just Kisses the Action. Review Of       Communication, 8(3), 267-269. doi:10.1080/15358590701851624

White, Z. M., & Wills, J. B. (2016). Communicating About Chronic Caregiving in the Workplace: Employees’ Disclosure Preferences, Intentions, and Behaviors. Communication Research Reports, 33(1), 32-39. doi:10.1080/08824096.2015.1117439

Zorn, T. E., & Gregory, K. W. (2005). Learning the Ropes Together: Assimilation and Friendship Development Among First-Year Male Medical Students. Health Communication, 17(3), 211-231. doi:10.1207/s15327027hc1703_1