Examines the pictorial coverage of African Americans in three major national magazines. Finds that African Americans increased visibility in photographs. Groups the photographs of African Americans into three time periods: (1) stereotyping (1937-52); (2) civil rights (1957-72); and (3) working within the system (1978-88). (RS)

Investigates the relationship between education and knowledge of energy issues. Finds some evidence of such a relationship, especially among the more educated readers of newspaper energy stories. Finds some tendency for an initial knowledge gap--the more educated seem to learn more than the less educated at first. Notes that the difference…

Examines the applicability of a typology of user motivations and its capacity to predict use of various magazine types. Finds that scores on environmental diversion, interaction, and surveillance scales are consistent with the choice of magazine. (RS)

Compares the dress of adult models in magazine advertisements in 1964 and 1984. Finds that nudity is more prevalent in magazine ads in 1984 than in 1964. (RS)

Investigates the cultivation theory of media effects by studying whether adolescent viewers "see" certain lessons for human behavior in television portrayals and whether amount of exposure to television affects this. Finds that some values associated with television are more valued by higher versus lower exposed-to-television watchers.…

Uses Q-analysis to study the motives that reporters and mass communication students bring to the resolution of ethical issues. Finds that most were "mainstream" ethicists, whose ethical concerns centered on credibility, their personal sense of morality, the public's need to know, and the standards of their field and their employer. (SR)

Surveys farm magazine writers and editors regarding advertiser pressure and their attitudes toward it. Finds that 62 percent report receiving pressures from advertisers, whereas about half said that advertising had been withdrawn on occasion. Finds that about half reported that keeping distance from advertisers is a challenge. (SR)

Studies a public school controversy and finds a knowledge gap--a gap of disaffection. Finds that, among women only, higher education leads to greater knowledge but does so partly through reduced trust of government and lower perceived fairness of the news media. Shows similar findings with other less powerful groups. (SR)

Concludes that although the amount of repetition is of some importance, the nature of the repeated content is of greater importance for the listeners' capacity to recall a message. (RB)

Concludes that the freedom granted to Arab newspapers under Israeli occupation serves the interests of both the Israelis and the Palestinian populace. (RB)

Concludes that changes in the makeup of the Chinese community in New York city are now being reflected in the contents of the daily newspapers written in Chinese. (RB)

Concludes that with short news stories presented in modern style repetition is equally as important to the broadcast journalist as to the newspaper journalist. (RB)

Describes a method for determining the accuracy of science news coverage. (RB)