Allison Steinke, Ph.D.
Writer/editor/researcher/strategist
University of Minnesota Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication Teaching Assistant Professor. Freelance writer/editor/researcher/strategist. Social media, solutions, institutions
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Capturing Digital News Innovation Research in Organizations, 1990–2018
Journalism scholars have acknowledged the importance of innovation in journalism. A common finding is that journalism has difficulty adapting to change and uses multiple coping mechanisms, including making excuses for not innovating by relying on their professional norms and practices. However, such research does not more broadly show how journalism studies research has shaped what scholars have learned about innovation practices. The goal of this study is to provide a systematic literature r...
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Media Subscribers’ Motivations and Preferences: A Research Report
Unanswered questions abound whenever an industry experiences rapid growth. In this case, there are a multitude of questions regarding the news media industry’s role within the subscription economy. This report examines consumers’ willingness to pay and motivations for subscribing to news, entertainment media and sports content at the local level.
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COVID-19: A Faithful Response
Teamwork, collaboration, and adaptability characterize Wheaton's evolving response to a global pandemic
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Preaching, Leading, and Pastoring During COVID19: Dr. Mitch Kim ’96, M.A. ’06, Ph.D. ’10
Pastor-scholar Mitch Kim ’96, M.A. ’06, Ph.D. ’10, on the church’s call to show ‘unity’ to the world and to ‘never waste a crisis.’
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COVID-19 and Missions Work in Africa: Mutinta Silenga M.A. ’15
Mutinta Silenga M.A. ’15, Navigators Africa Missions Director and The Navigators Zambia Training and Missions Director, shares her experience of navigating COVID-19 abroad.
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COVID-19 Through the Eyes of New Hampshire State Epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan ’02
New Hampshire State Epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan ’02 shared his experiences facing COVID-19 in the U.S.
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“I Know It When I See It”: Constructing Emotion and Emotional Labor in Social Justice News
This exploratory study examines the roles journalists rely on when covering social justice topics and what these role conceptions reveal about emotion and self expression values in news production. This article builds on Herbert Gans’ definition of what news is, discursive understandings of journalistic performance, and emotion in news to understand and operationalize journalists’ understandings of how their roles and reporting practices shape news coverage of social justice topics. Findings ...
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Getting off the Page with Avery Bright ’10
How 2010 alumnus Avery Bright's Wheaton experience equipped him with the technical and creative skills he needed to thrive as a professional musician during COVID-19.
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Seeking God’s Justice at The Bowery Mission in New York City
Leya Petrovani Miller ’14, major gift officer at The Bowery Mission in New York City, shared how coronavirus has impacted programs and services to people experiencing homelessness.
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A Better Chicago: COVID-19 and Venture Philanthropy with Christy Barton Joyce ’10, M.A. ’14
Wheaton alumna Christy Barton Joyce ’10, M.A. ’14 speaks about her work with a nonprofit venture philanthropy fund during the global pandemic.
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Lexie Goertzen ’10: The Story of a COVID-19 Survivor
Lexie Goertzen ’10 survived COVID-19 and is putting her experience into practice as a pediatric clinical research coordinator for critical care at a Minneapolis hospital.
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Cancer, Chemotherapy, and Coronavirus at Mayo Clinic: Dr. Matthew Goetz ’92
How the coronavirus pandemic has enabled Mayo Clinic oncologist Dr. Matthew Goetz ’92 to provide care for breast cancer patients in innovative ways.
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Alumnae Create Button Headbands to Help Frontline Workers During COVID Crisis
A duo of Wheaton alumnae—Wendy Gieser Partain ’85 and her sister, Susie Gieser Cassel ’89—are passionate about helping frontline workers in a fashionable and functional way.
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Jessica Anderson ’11: Intensive Care, Compassion, and COVID-19
Wheaton College alumna Jessica Anderson '11 shares her experience of working as an ICU nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ingrid Dyk Heres '15: On the Front Lines of COVID-19 in Italy
Ingrid Dyk Heres '15 speaks to Allison Althoff Steinke '11 about working as a disaster response contractor in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic.