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Download full textWicks, Robert H. – 1986
A study examined the treatment and portrayal of political parties on Soviet and American television. The content of six newscasts of "World News Tonight" and "Vremya" during June of 1984 were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. The overall results suggest that 15 stories (24% of the total allotted time) pertaining…
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Information Sources, Political Affiliation, Political Campaigns
Eribo, Festus; And Others – 1989
A study examined the changes taking place in the Soviet press and readers' attitude to the media in the age of glasnost. A survey, prepared in English and translated into Russian, was conducted among 96 fourth and final year journalism students at the Leningrad State University, U.S.S.R. to obtain information concerning demographics, readership…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Diffusion (Communication), Foreign Countries, Freedom of Speech
News Restrictions as Transcultural Phenomenon: A Comparative Study of Informal Information Controls.
Gibson, Dirk C. – 1983
A Study investigated the informal methods of governmental information control used in four countries--the United States, Great Britain, West Germany, and the Soviet Union--to determine how the governments discretely and quietly limited unfavorable publicity. The examination revealed seven possible control methods: (1) preemptive leaks, (2)…
Descriptors: Censorship, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Peer reviewedGale, Robert Peter – Journal of Communication, 1987
Considers who is at risk in a disaster such as Chernobyl. Assesses the difficulty in translating information regarding radiation to the public and in determining the acceptability of technological risks. (NKA)
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Content Analysis, Foreign Countries, Information Sources
McLeod, Douglas M.; Craig, Bob – 1987
A study examined the influence of nation states' self-interests on their media's coverage of a major news event, in this instance, the Soviet shooting down of a Korean airliner. It was hypothesized (1) that there would be discrepancies between different accounts of the KAL 007 incident, a complex news event with international political…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Ideology
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
Papers on national library services and activities which were presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference, include: (1) "The Role of National Libraries of the Soviet Union in Reading Promotion" (N. S. Kartashov, USSR); (2) "Regional Library Cooperation in East and Southeast Asia--A Japanese Overview" (Takayasu Miyakawa,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Science, Information Sources, International Organizations
