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Jun, Suk-ho; Dayan, Daniel – Journal of Communication, 1986
Examines the determinants and consequences of the Korean "Family Reunion Program" aired in June 1983. Compares the medium and audience involved to current definitions of media events. (MS)
Descriptors: Audiences, Communications, Foreign Countries, Interaction
Metallinos, Nikos – 1997
The scientific study of the visual communication media arts must be based on both general theories regarding these media and specific theories developed for each medium. Although it is possible that the delay in the development of vigorous scientific studies and empirical research findings in the visual communication media of television has caused…
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Cognitive Processes, Communications, Foreign Countries
Metallinos, Nikos – 1998
Total comprehension and understanding of visual images (particularly moving images) are the result of a series of complex biological (brain) and mental (mind) processes and activities. Whereas perceptual psychology and neurophysiology are among the two main academic disciplines that explain the functions performed by the organs of visual and…
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Biological Sciences, Cognitive Processes, Communications
Raboy, Marc – 1986
The political context surrounding Canadian broadcasting dramatically changed following the election of a conservative government in 1984, and Canada's current broadcasting debate is marked by national and special interest concerns. While an important social aspect of the system is its profoundly undemocratic nature, the constituent elements of a…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Communications, Community Role, Cultural Influences
Howkins, John, Ed. – InterMedia, 1977
The five major articles in this document examine a variety of subjects: communication issues involved in the upcoming United Nations conference "Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries"; the fundamental role that information plays in the economy and in social structures of advanced industrial economies; an investigation into the…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Communications, Conferences, Developing Nations
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 55 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the prime time access rule; (2) media education; (3) magazine and children's advertising; (4) Irish national and Third World cinema; (5) international radio…
Descriptors: Advertising, Broadcast Industry, Cable Television, Careers
Zoller, Pierre-Henri – 1986
This discussion of the evolution of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SSR) begins with a report issued in 1953 by a federal commission which strongly influenced the first 15 years of Swiss television. Noting that the Swiss government adopted most of the proposals made in the report, this paper indicates some of the decisions that the Federal…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Communications, Cultural Influences, Developed Nations