Concludes that while blacks appeared in approximately 25 percent of the news in a given time period, the majority of the time they were seen but not heard in television newscasts. (RB)

Tests the hypothesis that photojournalists with high professionalism scores are more likely to win news photography awards. Suggests that television news photography awards recognize skills gained through experience rather than specific professional values. (MM)

Concludes that more than half of the stories on network newscasts contained anonymous source attributions. (FL)

Concludes that intelligence scores are consistently lower for adults who are heavy television viewers. (FL)

Concludes that (1) the message structure of highly creative television commercials tends to differ from that of television commercials from the general population of television advertising and (2) there is a difference in the message structure of highly creative commercials across cultures. (FL)

Investigates whether size of broadcast market is associated with the variety of information broadcast by television stations in a community and describes what each station within a market contributes to a community's information with respect to unique news stories. Concludes that the larger the market, the more unique stories broadcast. (FL)

Indicates that while television programing from the United States is still popular in Australia, Australian television is beginning to show signs of developing its own media identity. (FL)

Examines the rise and fall of the autonomous public broadcasting corporation in Turkey and discusses the relevance of the Turkish experience for other countries. (FL)

Reports that prime time network television programing has more than three drinking incidents per hour, with hard liquor the drink of choice. (FL)

An analysis of audience perceptions of videotaped versus filmed actualities on television newscasts suggested that videotaped actualities were perceived as more immediate than filmed actualities, and that audience evaluation of newscasts using videotaped actualities was higher than audience evaluation of newscasts using filmed actualities. (GT)

Reports that television news coverage of a gubernatorial campaign was relatively light in part because television newspersons were skeptical of the news value of many campaign events. (FL)

Survey responses from 348 commercial television stations throughout the United States revealed that the broadcasting of television editorials was common practice for 214 stations (61 percent), that local topics were preferred by those that editorialized, and that most stations included station opinion in their editorials. (GT)

Reports that law enforcement news coverage on television network evening news programs is a network preoccupation, that the coverage overemphasizes events in four major cities, that law enforcement agents and institutions are portrayed unfavorably, and that the coverage reflects a desire to entertain rather than a sense of social responsibility.…

Examines changes in network news production. Finds that, since 1969, emphasis on serious news has continued. Finds the emphasis on news anchors may have diminished slightly. (RS)

Identifies every environmental risk story broadcast by the 3 major television network nightly news programs during a 26-month period, and examines the extent to which the relative degree of risk affects coverage. Finds that sudden, violent risks receive much more coverage than chronic risks which are of equal consequence. (RS)