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Download full textFowler, Gilbert L., Jr.; Smith, Edward J. – 1979
A comparative-historical perspective was used in analyzing the readabilities of three newspapers and three magazines. A total of 270 100-word samples were collected from the Chicago "Tribune," the New York "Times," the Memphis "Commercial Appeal,""Cosmopolitan,""Atlantic Monthly," and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Media Research, Newspapers, Periodicals
Peer reviewedSmith, Edward J. – Journalism Quarterly, 1980
An analysis of 37 cumulative news stories that appeared in "The New York Times" from 1925 to 1975 suggested that the informational linkages between segments of cumulative news stories were extremely weak and that none of the characteristics of cumulative news story construction changed significantly over the sample period. (GT)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Media Research, News Reporting, News Writing
Peer reviewedFowler, Gilbert L., Jr.; Smith, Edward J. – Newspaper Research Journal, 1979
Indicates that newspapers are as readable today as they were in 1904, although the complexity of language they use has increased. Shows that magazines were significantly more readable than the newspapers published during the same time periods. (RL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Media Research, Newspapers, Periodicals
