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McClean, Lisa A.; Stewart, Robert K. – 1994
While Caribbean countries complained during the 1970s about negative coverage at the hands of Western journalists, scholars have observed that local Caribbean media were not providing adequate news coverage from the region either. A study examined 245 news stories sent by English-speaking Caribbean journalists to CNN World Report over a five-year…
Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Developing Nations, Development Communication, Foreign Countries
Garrison, Bruce; Munoz, Julio E. – 1985
This paper is based on a review of the literature that included reports from the Inter-American Press Association's general assembly in Los Angeles in October 1984, the mid-year meeting of the Inter-American Press Association in Panama City in March 1985, and the 1983 world press freedom review of the International Press Institute. Other material…
Descriptors: Censorship, Democracy, Foreign Countries, Freedom of Speech
Breen, Myles P. – 1979
The United States is a major exporter but a minor importer of films and television programs; this situation has been described as a one-way flow of information from the United States to other nations. Although the official United States position is one of dedication to the two-way flow of communication, the "majority" view is that the…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Sources
Haler, Michael – 1982
The Basic Law of Press Freedom in West Germany that forbids censorship in any form is the subject of this booklet. The first section defines freedom of opinion as a basic right and presents the relationship of the press to the state. The role and structure of radio and television are described in the second section, which stresses the independence…
Descriptors: Censorship, Communications, Foreign Countries, Freedom of Speech
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 18 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the status, function, and perceived needs of journalism in the high schools of West Virginia; (2) environmental pollution news coverage; (3) a critical history…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Blacks, Content Analysis, Court Litigation
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1982
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The nine titles deal with the following topics: (1) unobtrusive issues in the agenda-setting role of the press; (2) perceptions and usage of the Caribbean News Agency (CANA) in the third world; (3) the relationship between the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Choice, Communication Apprehension, Doctoral Dissertations