Reports studies dealing with (1) how unpleasant news is handled in East Germany, (2) whether Nixon was cheated in the l960 election, (3) the Greek-American press, (4) violence in music videos, (5) women in public television, (6) the class action suit as public relations, and (7) the problem of trespass for photojournalists. (FL)

Shows that the initial question in cases of official interference with or public challenges to the decisions of student editors of publications in state-supported schools is whether the editors were performing their editorial functions or their custodial functions. (FL)

A survey of 191 sixth through eighth grade students suggests that newspaper exposure is a positive predictor of political information and interest, that television exposure is a negative predictor, and that--contrary to expectations-- interpersonal communication is a negative influence on political information. (GT)