Suggests that while endorsements seem to sway a few voters, the effect is so small that such endorsements are unlikely to influence the outcome of an election. (FL)

Describes a survey of news sources' judgments of three television stations' accuracy in reporting. (KS)

Analyzes the questionnaire responses of 84 writers of letters to the editors of nondaily newspapers, which provided information on such areas as number of newspapers written to, topics addressed by the letters, reasons for writing letters, and writers' individual characteristics. (GT)

Reports on an analysis of front page photographs in six major newspapers in 1936, 1956, and 1976; the study examined photographs with respect to size, subject, source, location on the page, racial and sex composition, and whether accompanied by an article. (GW)