Reports a study devising a constructive treatment for news of violence that has higher reader interest than a conventional straight-news approach. (TO)

Describes an experimental study which demonstrates that science and technical writing can be written to maximize audience interest and appeal. (RB)

Concludes that negative attitudes toward cross ownership of media are more prevalent among better-educated, higher-income, and younger adults. (FL)

Compares the reactions of photojournalists and the public to hypothetical ethical dilemmas confronting press photographers. Concludes that the two groups disagree significantly in their reactions to 17 of 19 ethical situations. (FL)

Concludes that the kinds of stories about native Alaskans are similar in general circulation and native operated newspapers, but that the emphasis is much less in the general papers. (FL)

Concludes that audiences tend to evaluate a radio newscast more positively and to perceive it as more immediate when it contains words that suggest timeliness. (FL)

Reports that the subject of leadership ranked high, but party policy was not ignored in editorials in four major British newspapers during the 1979 British general election. (FL)

Reports that foreign affairs topics made up 15 percent of the stories covered by 49 United States daily newspapers in the 1980 Presidential campaign. (FL)

Surveys "The New York Times" coverage of the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany and concludes that the newspaper gave considerable coverage to the situation. (FL)

A survey of editors of Sunday newspaper magazines reveals that most are happy with their jobs and are certain that their jobs have a future. There is wide disagreement among the editors, however, concerning the proper content of the magazines. (FL)

Compares passages from two weekly newsmagazines and finds differences in readability according to type of content, but not along lines of the delayed reward/immediate reward typology. (FL)

Reports that only 8.6 percent of news stories in eight newspapers had women as main characters. (FL)

Concludes that while the North Korean press gives more space to stories concerning the unification of the two Koreas than does the South, it is also more hostile and less varied in its coverage of the issue. (FL)

Concludes that the morning lifestyle habits and media use habits of audiences are useful predictors of receptivity to morning newspapers in a market area. (FL)

Describes the antitrust suit between two Buffalo, New York newspapers and considers the effectiveness of antitrust legislation in promoting newspaper diversity. (FL)