http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/scandal Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:14:31 -0400 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:14:31 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1361/do-african-american-female-stereotypes-still-exist-in-television-a-descriptive-character-analysis-of-olivia-pope By Kendall King. - Pope was chosen for this study because she is leading the "progressive shift in the representation of Black female characters in mainstream television" (Mask, 2015, p. 8). Unlike most African-American women seen today on television, the character played by Washington is both dark-skinned and beautiful, while also romantically and sexually desirable (Everett, 2015, p. 37). Pope differs from other strong African-American television characters, such as Claire Huxtable on The Cosby Show, who portrayed another prominent African-American television character, and was a lawyer, a mother, and was equated... Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1361/do-african-american-female-stereotypes-still-exist-in-television-a-descriptive-character-analysis-of-olivia-pope http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/833/crisis-management-and-sports-in-the-age-of-social-media-a-case-study-analysis-of-the-tiger-woods-scandal By Blair Bernstein - Tiger Woods saw his reputation crumble as reports of infidelity leaked to the press in November of 2009. This research evaluated the crisis management strategies of Woods and his crisis management staff, as well as social media's role and reaction to the scandal. The eight press statements issued by Woods between November 29, 2009, and August 23, 2010, served as the primary documents for this case study analysis. Results found that mortification was the most frequently used crisis management strategy. Despite the criticism Woods received for his handling of the crisis, social media research indicates... Sat, 14 Dec 2013 10:54 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/833/crisis-management-and-sports-in-the-age-of-social-media-a-case-study-analysis-of-the-tiger-woods-scandal http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/832/image-restoration-in-political-sex-scandals-what-to-do-and-what-not-to-do-when-youre-caught-with-your-pants-down By Margaret Moran - This study sought to apply a Crisis Communications lens to the area of American political sex scandals. Applying William Benoit's "Theory of Image Restoration" to 24 American sex scandals, ranging from 1987 to 2011 and all of which received significant national attention, this study examined each official's public statements in response to allegations of sexual impropriety and coded them for their adherence to the five strategies outlined in Benoit's work. The study found "Evading Responsibility" to be most frequently used, while "Denial" was the least utilized of his tactics. This study served... Sat, 14 Dec 2013 10:37 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/832/image-restoration-in-political-sex-scandals-what-to-do-and-what-not-to-do-when-youre-caught-with-your-pants-down