Survey of 108 reporters while battles raged during the Yom-Kippur War show the differences in attitudes of resident and visiting correspondents toward news sources. (RB)

Reports a study assessing the impact of role stress and role conflict on World War II correspondents' belief systems. (TO)

Reports a survey of reporters on larger newspapers showing a substantial difference of opinion on the use of tape recorders, note-taking, and off-the-record intereviews. (TO)

Discusses a 1973 decision by the Tokyo High Court, finding that a reporter acted illegally in obtaining secret government documents, and reports on a survey of attitudes toward the "right to know" held by Japanese newsmen and government officials. (GW)

Summarizes research dealing with a number of topics, including the following: (1) political communication and voter volatility, (2) daily newspaper publishers' preferences on reporter decision making, (3) media use by foreign students, and (4) coverage of discrimination cases in the "New York Times." (FL)