Kathleen Alaimo
Biographic Data
| ID | 4101799 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathleen Alaimo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathleen |
| FAMILY NAME | Alaimo |
| SIGNATURE | ALAIMO K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbia College Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2352-597X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
On the Frontlines of Tragedy: Journalistic Role Conceptions and Ethical Values Following the UCC Shooting
Covid-19, Job Satisfaction, and Feelings of Occupational Alienation Among American Journalists
This article explored potential stress-related effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on working journalists. Approximately 500 U.S.-based professional journalists were surveyed on issues related to COVID-19-related stress, job satisfaction, and feelings of occupational alienation. The results suggested that COVID-19-related stress was associated with decreased job satisfaction, which, in turn, was associated with enhanced feelings of occupational alie…
Finishing the story: Narrative ritual in news coverage of the Umpqua Community College shooting
This article applies Victor Turner’s schema of ‘social drama’ to examine narrative rituals and the roles performed by a local and national newspaper in their coverage of the Umpqua Community College shooting that took place in October 2015. Textual analysis is used to compare stories from The Roseburg News-Review and the New York Times in terms of the narrative’s movement from breach, crisis, redress and finally to either reintegration or separat…
On the Boundaries: Professional Photojournalists Navigating Identity in an Age of Technological Democratization
ABSRACTIn the wake of fewer and fewer professionals populating photojournalism, this study utilizes in-depth interviews with 21 professional photojournalists to better understand how they construct their identity. With a framework of social identity theory, this research found photojournalists consider clear role conception, adherence to normative journalism ethics and organizational backing as key components of their in-group. They consider prof…
Escaping the news desert: Nonprofit news and open-system journalism organizations
This case study examines the social institutional influence on how a nonprofit community newspaper conducts newswork. Utilizing both in-depth interviews and participant observation, the data illustrate how the government, the audience, donors and advertising impact news construction processes. The results are analyzed through both management and media sociology theories. Finally, the authors elucidate how nonprofit news organizations can optimall…
Adolescence, Gender, and Class in Education Reform in France: The Development of Enseignement Primaire Superieur, 1880-1910
Kathleen Alaimo, Adolescence, Gender, and Class in Education Reform in France: The Development of Enseignement Primaire Superieur, 1880-1910, French Historical Studies, Vol. 18, No. 4 (Autumn, 1994), pp. 1025-1055
Shaping Adolescence in the Popular Milieu: Social Policy, Reformers, and French Youth, 1870–1920
This article examines the emergence of a modern concept of adolescence in France during the early Third Republic and its influence on social reform policies designed for youths from the popular classes. The author looks at reforms in the areas of general education, labor, vocational education, and juvenile corrections in order to demonstrate the growing official awareness of adolescence as a distinct and unique stage of life. The author suggests …
Society for French Historical Studies
The 1986 meeting of the Society for French Historical Studies in Quebec, March 21-22, featured several sessions concerned with labor and workingclass issues
Escaping the news desert: Nonprofit news and open-system journalism organizations
This case study examines the social institutional influence on how a nonprofit community newspaper conducts newswork. Utilizing both in-depth interviews and participant observation, the data illustrate how the government, the audience, donors and advertising impact news construction processes. The results are analyzed through both management and media sociology theories. Finally, the authors elucidate how nonprofit news organizations can optimall…
On the Boundaries: Professional Photojournalists Navigating Identity in an Age of Technological Democratization
ABSRACTIn the wake of fewer and fewer professionals populating photojournalism, this study utilizes in-depth interviews with 21 professional photojournalists to better understand how they construct their identity. With a framework of social identity theory, this research found photojournalists consider clear role conception, adherence to normative journalism ethics and organizational backing as key components of their in-group. They consider prof…
Adolescence, Gender, and Class in Education Reform in France: The Development of Enseignement Primaire Superieur, 1880-1910
Kathleen Alaimo, Adolescence, Gender, and Class in Education Reform in France: The Development of Enseignement Primaire Superieur, 1880-1910, French Historical Studies, Vol. 18, No. 4 (Autumn, 1994), pp. 1025-1055
Society for French Historical Studies
The 1986 meeting of the Society for French Historical Studies in Quebec, March 21-22, featured several sessions concerned with labor and workingclass issues
Shaping Adolescence in the Popular Milieu: Social Policy, Reformers, and French Youth, 1870–1920
This article examines the emergence of a modern concept of adolescence in France during the early Third Republic and its influence on social reform policies designed for youths from the popular classes. The author looks at reforms in the areas of general education, labor, vocational education, and juvenile corrections in order to demonstrate the growing official awareness of adolescence as a distinct and unique stage of life. The author suggests …
Adolescence, Gender, and Class in Education Reform in France: The Development of Enseignement Primaire Superieur, 1880-1910
Kathleen Alaimo, Adolescence, Gender, and Class in Education Reform in France: The Development of Enseignement Primaire Superieur, 1880-1910, French Historical Studies, Vol. 18, No. 4 (Autumn, 1994), pp. 1025-1055
Escaping the news desert: Nonprofit news and open-system journalism organizations
This case study examines the social institutional influence on how a nonprofit community newspaper conducts newswork. Utilizing both in-depth interviews and participant observation, the data illustrate how the government, the audience, donors and advertising impact news construction processes. The results are analyzed through both management and media sociology theories. Finally, the authors elucidate how nonprofit news organizations can optimall…
On the Boundaries: Professional Photojournalists Navigating Identity in an Age of Technological Democratization
ABSRACTIn the wake of fewer and fewer professionals populating photojournalism, this study utilizes in-depth interviews with 21 professional photojournalists to better understand how they construct their identity. With a framework of social identity theory, this research found photojournalists consider clear role conception, adherence to normative journalism ethics and organizational backing as key components of their in-group. They consider prof…
Finishing the story: Narrative ritual in news coverage of the Umpqua Community College shooting
This article applies Victor Turner’s schema of ‘social drama’ to examine narrative rituals and the roles performed by a local and national newspaper in their coverage of the Umpqua Community College shooting that took place in October 2015. Textual analysis is used to compare stories from The Roseburg News-Review and the New York Times in terms of the narrative’s movement from breach, crisis, redress and finally to either reintegration or separat…
Covid-19, Job Satisfaction, and Feelings of Occupational Alienation Among American Journalists
This article explored potential stress-related effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on working journalists. Approximately 500 U.S.-based professional journalists were surveyed on issues related to COVID-19-related stress, job satisfaction, and feelings of occupational alienation. The results suggested that COVID-19-related stress was associated with decreased job satisfaction, which, in turn, was associated with enhanced feelings of occupational alie…
On the Frontlines of Tragedy: Journalistic Role Conceptions and Ethical Values Following the UCC Shooting
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · French Historical and Cultural Studies (3 works) · Journalism (3 works) · Media Studies and Communication (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Business (2 works)