These days, processes of corruption in colleges and universities are vividly reflected in the mass consciousness. In spite of numerous reports about these processes in the mass media, however, there are no exact data about the prevalence of bribery in higher education. Just what phenomena of bribery exist in higher education, and to what extent?…

Survey of 108 reporters while battles raged during the Yom-Kippur War show the differences in attitudes of resident and visiting correspondents toward news sources. (RB)

Differences in crowd estimates at 1965 and 1967 anti-war demonstrations as reported by dove and hawk papers stem from the use of different sources. (RB)

Examines pressures facing the African American press by focusing on its coverage of the 1991 nomination of Clarence Thomas to the United States Supreme Court. Discusses the dilemma these newspapers faced in choosing between supporting African Americans and supporting civil rights, with their mixed coverage of the story reflecting this dilemma. (SR)

Discusses Herbert L. Block's, Bill Mauldin's, and Paul Conrad's contributions in reviving cartoons as a way of stating strong editorial opinions. (RB)

Yearbook editorial philosophy should be one that embraces a yearbook role dedicated to fomenting community change, not simply recording the status quo. (Author/RB)

Contradicts chain spokesmen who insist that their endorsement policies during elections are independent of chain direction. (RB)

Concludes that where mayoral campaigns are competing for attention with other election contents at the state and local level, the local newspapers' editorial endorsements have a substantial impact. (RB)

Describes the philosophy and practices of the newspapers published in the Pacific Islands. (RB)

This study examines two psychological variables that could erode journalistic objectivity--the reporter's attitude toward his source and his expectation of future meetings with the source. Seventy student reporters were randomly assigned to conditions by instructions contained on assignment sheets. The hypotheses tested were that a positive…

Discusses the difficulties of publishing in the antebellum South, and describes the demise of "Uncle Remus's Magazine" in 1913 after a long struggle to keep it alive. (RB)

Outlines an approach for teaching journalism students to write editorials by following a five-step sequence: gaining readers' attention, indicating a need for action, leading readers to agree with a proposed action, enabling readers to visualize the proposal successfully enacted, and cementing readers' favorable attitudes into fixed beliefs. (TJ)

Compares the newspaper coverage of Robert La Follette during the 1924 Presidential campaign with that of George McGovern in 1972, finding numerous parallels in the press's response. (RB)

Finds that the journalist and the public frequently differ on issues regarded as important to the well-being of the press and society. (RB)