Discusses research suggesting that television viewing contributes to negative attitudes and low levels of knowledge about older people. Using the same data set and measurements, concludes that the effect of television viewing on knowledge and attitudes about older people is small and restricted to younger people. (NRB)

Examines how Senator Kefauver felt about television and the publicity it generated both about him and the effects of the Senate committee he headed in the early l950s. Explores the lessons learned from the experience.(FL)

Concludes that advertisements for network television programs are more likely to emphasize sex and violence than are ads for affiliates and independents. (FL)

Provides evidence that raised eyebrows are interpreted by television viewers as a possible sign of bias when compared to the lack of such a cue. (FL)

Discusses two still unfolding scenarios in the history of television--Surgeon General's inquiry into influence of television violence, and the campaign by health authorities against cigarette smoking--and questions whether there is something to be learned from these experiences in relation to banning television advertising of alcoholic beverages.…

Reports on a study that (1) investigated the validity of the accusations that American television networks displayed an anti-Israeli bias in reporting the invasion of Lebanon and (2) analyzed the quality and quantity of network news coverage of the event. Concludes that CBS had the most assertions unfavorable to Israel. (FL)

Reports that inadequate air time and omission of detail are the most common objections by sources to science coverage on network news programs. (FL)

An analysis of network news coverage of public education from April 1982 to April 1983 showed that such coverage was overwhelmingly negative, with almost four times as much news space devoted to "bad news" about public education as to "good news." (CMG)

Concludes that fifth-, seventh-, ninth-, and eleventh-grade students learned more and understood more from television newscasts that used film. Finds also that even young children understand the structure of newscasts. (FL)

Concludes that first-, third-, and fifth-grade students' beliefs about whether television characters were representative of real-life people related to their mothers' statements. (FL)

Argues that there is no principled way to distinguish between the language used in the television program "Scared Straight" and that used by comedian George Carlin on radio station WBAI-FM, ruled indecent by the Supreme Court in "FCC v. Pacifica Foundation." (FL)

Investigates the effects of pronutrition television programing on kindergarteners' nutritional knowledge, food preferences, and eating habits. Children were exposed to ten 20-minute videotapes over a period of 10 class days. Results suggest that children learned the nutrition concepts presented but failed to change food preference or consumption.…

In blaming television for low test scores and poor academic achievement, critics ignore other, more compelling factors that should be addressed. The quest of educators should be for more and better ways to capitalize on the useful aspects of the child's viewing experience. (Author)

The ability of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children to correctly identify videotaped segments as programs or commercials was examined. Results indicate that, when a task requiring minimal verbal response is used, preschoolers demonstrate an awareness of commercials as distinct from programs. (Author/MP)

To integrate empirical findings concerning the impact of leisure time television viewing on student achievement in grades K-12, 274 correlations were assembled from 23 studies. The effects were slightly positive for up to 10 hours of viewing a week, but beyond 10 hours the effects are negative and increasingly more deleterious. (Author/BW)