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Peer reviewedBadash, Lawrence; Hewlett, Richard G. – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1993
Describes an explosion in Port Chicago (California) that a journalist later ascribed to a nuclear weapon, explains how his conclusions can be refuted, discusses the sociology of publishing such spectacular claims, and suggests how historians might better assist journalists in evaluating such claims. (40 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Media Research, News Media, Nuclear Technology
Peer reviewedGuimary, Donald L. – Journalism Quarterly, 1984
Notes that the percentage of minority employees in California newspaper and television newsrooms has increased since 1979. (FL)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Practices, Media Research, Minority Groups
