Examines the relationship between agressive attitudes and violence on television, concluding that there is a positive correlation. (RB)

A study examined how much of the news being presented by other developed nations' network television news programs involved the United States in comparison to those stories involving other developed and developing nations. It was expected that if the American dominance existed in other developed nations' media, the New World Information Order's…

Reports that the television program "Roots" evoked positive reactions from British viewers in terms of their perceived attitude change toward Blacks and in particular, American Blacks; their personal and community identification in the matter of race integration; and the reaffirmation of their ideas about the negative aspects of slavery.…

Argues that, up until recently, the whole of British television (public and private) was a public service system, that the 1990 Broadcasting Act and satellite channels have introduced greater competitive pressures, and that British television is moving to a commercial system in which there remains a subordinate public service element. (SR)

Reports on a study using data from 13,395 young people to investigate displacement of book reading by television viewing. Found no general displacement of time from one activity to another. (ARH)

A description of the current status of television and radio exposure among five to nineteen year-old British children. (Author)

Author describes the facilities and services available at the University of Leeds Centre for Television Research. (HB)

This text summarizes the proceedings of a 1975 conference of the Prix Jeunesse Foundation which revolved around the question: "What aids can television offer in order to make it easier for young people to socialize in their family and their environment?" Included are: (1) an introduction and the text of the opening speech; (2) separate…

This study uses content analysis of "Network East," an ethnic television program aired on British television, to identify the major concerns of the South Asian community in Britain. Most South Asians, comprised of Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and Sri Lankans, live in the urban centers of London, Birmingham, Leicester, and Bradford.…

The results of research on the amount of information retained by television viewers from weather broadcasts suggest that audiences retain little information on weather conditions even though they are interested in it, and that more information is retained when the report is presented via the spoken word than with extensive use of visuals. An…

A study was undertaken to investigate, from a uses and gratifications perspective, the effects of serious television drama shown in a foreign country. Specifically, the study examined the impact of "Roots," a highly acclaimed American television drama on slavery, in Great Britain and provided comparisons with the findings of…

A 1955 survey of the effects of television on 10 to 14 year-old children in Great Britain is reported. A discussion of the problem investigated is presented first--the impact of television on children. Next a summary of the main findings is offered detailing the amount children view and the way in which different children react to television. A…

Finds that male characters outnumbered female characters by a ratio of 2:1, but that female characters enjoyed far greater representation in cartoons produced in Japan than in cartoons produced in the United States and Great Britain. Shows that characters conformed to gender-related stereotypes, with males being more aggressive, rough, sloppy, and…

The "new" anti-racists of the 1980s in contemporary Britain consider racism, particularly against blacks, as both a structural and a white problem. Anti-racist activists, whose attitude is a mirror-image of the political left's general concern about the media--where blacks are in the minority--regard the media, especially television, as…

Fails to replicate in Great Britain the results of a United States study showing "paranoid perception"--the association of lifelike television violence with the real world state of affairs. Raises doubts about the original (American) studies. (RL)