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Download full textVilanilam, John V. – 1975
This study examined one specific problem connected with the ownership and content of the Indian press: Is there any significant difference between independent newspapers and conglomerate-controlled newspapers in the quantities of developmental, governmental, and political news they present? The period of study was 1973, during which four daily…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Developing Nations, Government Role, Higher Education
Nordenstreng, Kaarle, Ed.; Kleinwachter, Wolfgang, Ed. – 1992
This report provides the proceedings of an expert seminar, held during the preparatory meeting of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) summit, which was designed to contribute to the new media orientation of the CSCE. The proceedings notes that the main media issue in the 1990s is no longer to legitimize freedom over…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Higher Education
Hardy-Short, Dayle; Short, C. Brant – 1990
Debate surrounding the 1988 Yellowstone National Park fires provides material for a case study into the relationship between a crisis and public argument. Studies like this reflect the importance of a recent trend in higher education, namely, the analysis of environmental issues from different academic perspectives. In this case, analysis of…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Crisis Management, Fire Protection, Government Role
Weaver, David H. – 1974
Studies on mass communication and national development and studies of press freedom were reviewed to construct a macro-level theoretical model of press freedom development including seven key concepts: availability of resources, urbanism, educational level, mass media development, accountability of governors, stress on government, and government…
Descriptors: Accountability, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cross Cultural Studies, Developed Nations
Peer reviewedWalden, Ruth – Journalism Quarterly, 1985
Shows that the initial question in cases of official interference with or public challenges to the decisions of student editors of publications in state-supported schools is whether the editors were performing their editorial functions or their custodial functions. (FL)
Descriptors: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Editorials
Peer reviewedReck, Lawrence – Contemporary Education, 1991
Summarizes recommendations from the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services which examined directions that technology must take regarding the library/media information fields (emphasizing literacy, productivity, and democracy). The paper makes recommendations about services, access, governance, networking, training,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government
Leidman, Mary Beth – 1994
In 1992, a communications researcher had the opportunity to spend seven months as a visiting professor at the University of Haifa in Israel. From the standpoint of an observer of media coverage, the timing and location of her stay was fortuitous. Israelis were conducting an election off schedule, and at the same time the United States was…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Broadcast Journalism, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1998
The International--Part II section of the Proceedings contains the following 20 papers: "An Economic Imperative: Privatization as Reflected in Business Reporting in the Middle East. Egypt as a Case Study" (Leonard Ray Teel, Hussein Amin, Shirley Biagi, and Carolyn Crimmins); "Broadcasting in South Africa: The Politics of Educational…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Democracy, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1991
Section A of the Media and Law section of these proceedings contains the following 11 papers: "The Record of the Rehnquist Court on Freedom of Expression" (F. Dennis Hale); "An Examination of the FCC's Minority and Gender Licensing Policies" (Howard Kleiman); "Exploring the Possibilities of an International Right of…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights Legislation, Collaborative Writing, Constitutional Law
Agee, Warren K.; Traquina, Nelson – Journalism Monographs, 1984
To explain how and why the Portuguese mass media constitute a frustrated Fourth Estate, this monograph summarizes the history and development of Portuguese media. The first section summarized the history of media legislation that has confronted Portuguese journalists and stunted the development of journalistic tradition. The second section…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Economic Research, Foreign Countries, Freedom of Speech
Parker, Lorne A., Comp.; Riccomini, Betsy, Comp. – 1975
The aim of the conference on University Applications of Satellite/Cable Technology was to stimulate discussion among universities, industry, and government on the possibilities of satellite and cable technology in the future. Twenty-six presentations were made covering the following topics: the current status of satellite/cable technology; the…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Cable Television, Communications, Communications Satellites
Cavert, C. Edward, Comp. – 1976
This third national conference on open learning and nontraditional study attempted to demonstrate cooperative efforts across the country and to show how open learning and nontraditional study relate to unified efforts to achieve common goals. Topics discussed at the conference included: (1) the national overview, (2) military training programs,…
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Education, Communications, Communications Satellites
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 2000
The Communication Theory and Method Division section of the proceedings contains the following 16 papers: "Profiling TV Ratings Users: Content-Based Advisories and Their Adoption" (Robert Abelman and David Atkin); "It's All About the Information: Salience Effects on the Perceptions of News Exemplification" (Francesca R. Dillman…
Descriptors: Advertising, Agenda Setting, Cognitive Processes, Economic Development
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1984
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 15 titles deal with the following topics: (1) Robert Kennedy and the American press; (2) objective reporting, muckraking, and the "New Journalism" from 1950 to 1975; (3) the coverage of welfare by the New York press;…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Blacks, Course Content, Doctoral Dissertations
