A survey of 80 city and regional magazines was undertaken to examine articles of media criticism. Of those, 78.5% responded. A total of 420 articles were received and were divided according to subject and geographical distribution. A critical analysis of representative articles determined that they represented significant criticism as defined in…

An analysis of coverage of Congress during 1973-74 in four major newspapers revealed that Congress received more coverage than the President, and the Senate received more coverage than the House of Representatives. (GW)

In a study of jointly-owned morning/evening newspapers in 96 United States cities, it was found that those morning/evening newspapers that were similar in content and appearance reached higher proportions of dual subscribers than those that were dissimilar. (GW)

Reports on a study of the number, type, and source of photographs featured in major metropolitan daily newspapers. (GW)

The number of errors found in coverage of social issues was greater than that for general coverage and comparable to that for science coverage. (KS)

Study of matched groups of chain and independent papers on the West Coast shows that chain papers have fewer argumentative editorials in controversial contexts on local topics. (KS)

Draws from more than 75 novels and short stories published during the period to examine the basic motifs of newspaper fiction. (FL)

Examines the news values professional photographers bring to their assignments. Concludes that timeliness is the most important news element of award-winning photographs. Reports also that the vast majority of award-winning pictures were of accidents, disasters, crimes, or violence. (FL)

This replication of a 1968 study confirms that there are uniform patterns of campaign coverage practiced by daily newspapers, regardless of partisan orientation or other differences among the papers or their audiences. (Author/RB)

Reports that criticism of news and editors dates back to before the first daily newspaper appeared in 1660. (FL)

Analyzes business news coverage by three major daily newspapers in the United States and concludes that they now emphasize the stock market less and international business more than they did in 1931. (FL)

An analysis of the coverage given to foreign industrial disputes in "Time" and "Newsweek" from 1966 to 1973 reveals that a nonlinear relationship exists between the number of times an event occurs and the amount of coverage it receives. (FL)

An analysis of three newspapers' coverage during the last four weeks of the 1968 and 1976 presidential campaigns indicates that in 1976 there was a higher proportion of attention given to issues and to candidates' personal qualities than to the campaign as a dramatic contest, and a decrease in total campaign coverage. (GT)

Content analysis of President Jimmy Carter's second State of the Union Address and press coverage before and after it reveals that the press may have set agendas for the message. (Author/FL)

A study revealed conservative rhetoric in evidence in editorials concerning women's rights and the Equal Rights Amendment in southern United States daily newspapers from 1970 to 1977. (Author/FL)