Finds that the three networks acted alike in their selection of news sources in each convention but that the selection patterns differed over the 12-year period. (FL)

Defines mobilizing information (MI) as any information that allows people to act on the attitudes and desires they already have. Concludes that MI is missing in news of political controversy at least in part because journalists decided to withhold it. (FL)

Concludes that most Japanese Diet members meet reporters to transmit and to receive information but also to maintain good relations with the press. (FL)

Concludes that both reporters and information sources felt bias was less after newspaper mergers, but that political ideology shaped the source's perceptions about the bias. (FL)

Reports a study examining the political advertising in the media and relates the findings to the voters' perception of the salience of the issues in the campaign. (TO)

An analysis of 156 television political spot advertisements revealed that the most prevalent type of content was issue-related (although very few advertisements revealed a specific candidate issue position), followed by content focusing on candidate qualities, then by references to certain demographic groups, and finally by the transmission of…

Uses log linear analysis to show that political activity is a potent predictor of media use. (FL)

Presents summaries of research dealing with (1) foreign correspondents in Washington, D.C., (2) legal protection for magazine article ideas, (3) the influence of training on taking and judging photographs, (4) the impact of cable television on library materials borrowing, and (5) the law that first led to a free press. (FL)

Concludes that television use was more related to student perceptions of the black presidential candidate than was newspaper use, but the relation was slight. (FL)