Concludes that the daily newspaper field, despite its relatively constant total numbers, is in a constant state of flux. (RB)

Suggests the position of ombudsman is one that newspapers might create with internal success and acceptance from the other staff members. (RB)

Lists some of the jargon adapted to journalism and media research from the social sciences and behavioral science research. (RB)

Examines the number and kind of sources certain magazines included in articles about science. Finds that science magazines did not use expert sources more often or even carry proportionately more breaking science news than did business and news magazines. (SR)

Reports the response of the German press to the threat of Nazism during the 1920s and early 1930s prior to Hitler's rise to power. (RB)

Presents the results of a survey on the salaries and fringe benefits received by staff members on weekly and smaller dailies in the New England region. (RB)

Concludes that newspaper publishers must look at the broadcast media in terms of relevant competition and search for those aspects of their product that will appeal to and serve a perceived need of the consumer. (RB)

Concludes that headline typefaces have no effect on page appeal and reader interest.

Concludes that the typical environmental reporter is a journalism graduate and experienced newsman, but has a minimal background in the related sciences. (RB)

Study finds a lower accuracy and higher error rate for science news coverage than for earlier studies of regular news coverage. (RB)

Seeks to answer the question of how much media control has been concentrated in the top 100 markets over the past half century, examining the trends in broadcasting and cross-media (newspaper-broadcasting) ownership within those markets. (RB)

Traces changes in the front page news coverage of the New York "Times" over the past seven decades to determine if there were increases in in-depth coverage, how the news came to the "Times," and what changes have occurred in the local, national, and world coverage. (RB)

While the Associated Press's origins remain obscure, a "news broker" system operated in New York City in 1846 and news dispatches occupied telegraph lines almost as soon as the lines were opened. (RB)