Concludes that the three Chicago daily newspapers gave race more coverage than all the traditional campaign issues combined in the mayoral race of 1983. (FL)

Reports that across the sites studied and across the different types of news items newspapers varied markedly in their coverage of Mexican-Americans. (FL)

Three sets of audiovisual lessons were presented on either a prototype videodisc player or with film/audiocassette. Both groups of trained soldiers performed significantly better than a control group. On two of the lessons, no difference was found between presentation modes--the third favored film/audiocassette. (Author/JEG)

Analyzes the extent of coverage, total year's publishing output, time lag between publication and review date, length of review, amount of actual criticism, reviewers, and policies of 30 publication reviews chosen from the 1972-74 lists of Notable Children's Books. (Author/CMV)

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)

Market data in 34 different markets around the country provided the background for a comparison of newspaper subscribers and nonsubscribers. Essentially the market reports provided information on what kinds of people subscribe to a newspaper and why. Among the findings are the following: (1) subscribers tend to be older, to have higher incomes,…

A study was conducted to analyze religion news coverage in three metropolitan newspapers. While no formal hypothesis was tested, it was thought that coverage would reflect the general news policy at each particular paper to the extent that the religious beat has lost its stigma as a second-class beat. Twenty-eight religious stories from the…

A statistical summary of the newspaper industry for 1984 and previous years is presented in this brochure. Focusing primarily on the United States newspaper industry, the brochure also contains some information on Canadian newspapers. The brochure presents statistics in the following categories: (1) number of daily newspapers, (2) daily newspaper…

A study was conducted to compare "Time" and "Newsweek" magazines' fairness and coverage in the various presidential campaigns of the three Kennedy brothers. Researchers examined every story the two magazines published about John Kennedy's primary campaign, beginning January 1, 1960, and ending with his nomination at the…

Among the possible results brought about by the reduction from 1970 to 1980 of the overseas staffs of American newspapers were (1) increased reliance upon official or state media as news sources; (2) a nation underinformed despite its heavy worldwide political, economic, and cultural involvement; and (3) a lack of coherent reporting of the…

A comparison of the readability of best selling novels and sample newspapers for the years 1904, 1933, and 1965 revealed that readability scores for the newspapers were significantly lower than those for novels across all time periods. (GW)

Summarizes data from five studies on the viewing and impact of the series "Roots." Findings compared and contrasted studies for frequency of viewing, perceived entertainment, emotional response, relevance to racial relations, and information. (JEG)

Media research should be bases for choice of media rather than administrative or organizational requirements. (Author/JY)

Reports on a study of the way in which three newspapers covered the Supreme Court decisions of the 1974 term. (Author/GW)