States that although crisis management has evolved rapidly in the past decade, the symbolic aspect of crisis management has been ignored. Indicates little research has been done to examine the effects of crisis-response strategies to see how they shape public opinion. Presents a list of guidelines for appropriate use of a given strategy (based on…

The 29 editorial board members of three communications journals were asked to indicate what criteria they used to evaluate and select the manuscripts submitted to their journals for publication. The 16 people who responded indicated six things that they require in manuscripts: a strong introduction that clearly and concisely states the conceptual…

Discusses broadcast research as a career in terms of job opportunities, what broadcast researchers do, and courses students need. (PD)

This bibliographic pathfinder to Northern Illinois University Library's holdings in the field of speech communication lists resources under the following divisions: basic guides; selected bibliographies; yearbooks, handbooks, and directories; government publications; scholarly journals; professional and trade journals; periodical directories;…

Based on the premise that effective teaching depends on successful communication, this booklet discusses the nonverbal dimension of communication. The booklet contends that humans use nonverbal communications for the following reasons: (1) words have limitations; (2) nonverbal signals are powerful; (3) nonverbal messages are likely to be more…