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Siegel, Paul – 1987
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has been labeled an "enemy of the press" for his judicial opinions restricting or inhibiting the press's right to protected opinion. However, examination of his record suggests that his rulings do not constitute such a threat to journalistic freedom as many have been led to believe. His opinions…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Content Analysis, Court Litigation
Johnson, Karen S. – 1985
A quantitative content analysis and a thematic analysis were made of the "Washington Post," the "New York Times,""Newsweek," and "Time" from November 4, 1980, through January 20, 1981, to examine President-elect Reagan's transition period in order to determine his impression management--the way he defined…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Content Analysis, Journalism, Media Research
Fielder, Virginia Dodge – 1976
This study investigated the priorities for coverage of law enforcement news, of three groups: 146 citizens from the St. Louis, Missouri, metropolitan area, 60 of the 68 police officers serving their communities, and 33 media personnel from the area. Subjects from all three groups were asked to rank stories about law enforcement in terms of their…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Doctoral Dissertations, Information Dissemination, Journalism
Barney, Ralph D.; Baker, Don M. – 1977
The task of the journalistic pluralist is one of presenting alternatives so that audiences may exercise personal freedom in choosing among them. It has been held generally that the more publications there are--the more sources of information--the more the idea of pluralism will be served. However, with the consolidation of media ownership and the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Futures (of Society), Information Dissemination, Journalism
Thorn, William J. – 1978
Although Frederic Hudson's "Journalism History in the United States from 1690 to 1872," the first major survey of American journalism, has been a major reference since its publication in 1873, an examination of book reviews that appeared in the New York press following the book's publication reveals surprisingly sharp criticisms of the…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Historiography, Journalism, Literary Criticism
Henry, Susan – 1978
Although Hannah Watson had had little printing training prior to her husband's unexpected death, she assumed his job as publisher of the "Connecticut Courant" newspaper, a vehement advocate of the patriot cause, for 16 months during the Revolutionary War. In spite of problems such as wartime printing shortages, the burning and…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Females, Freedom of Speech, Journalism
Wilcox, Dennis Lee – 1974
This dissertation is a descriptive, comparative study of press-government relationships in the 34 nations of independent Black Africa south of the Sahara. Excluded from consideration are territories under European administration and those nations that have white minority governments. The 34 sovereign states are analyzed and systematically…
Descriptors: African Culture, Censorship, Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Dissertations
Nasser, Munir K. – 1974
This paper examines the Arab press under Israeli occupation and presents two hypotheses: freedom of the press under occupation serves both Israeli interests and the Arab population, and freedom of the Arab press under occupation is "relative" and "controlled." By allowing freedom of expression, the Israelis achieve several…
Descriptors: Arabs, Communication (Thought Transfer), Freedom of Speech, Higher Education
McLeod, Jack M.; And Others – 1973
It is widely accepted that the news media, especially in specific expressions of press opinion, have the effect of setting the agenda of issues in many political campaigns. The nature and extent of such agenda-setting is not yet established, although a study of two test newspapers tends to define further this effect. An analysis of the…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Beliefs, Bias, Content Analysis
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Steele, Catherine A.; Barnhurst, Kevin G. – Critical Studies in Mass Communication, 1996
Uses the metaphor of the election report as a political conversation among journalists and their sources to expand research on sound bites in United States presidential campaign coverage. Finds that journalists have become more dominant, increasing their share of air time in more tightly controlled, faster paced reports. Notes a significant shift…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Elections, Higher Education, Journalism
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American Journalism Historians' Association. – 1996
The 16 papers presented in this collection all deal with journalism and journalists from colonial America through the 19th century. The papers and their authors are: "Fighting for a Continent: Newspaper Coverage of the English and French War for Control of North America, 1754-1760" (David A. Copeland); "A Romance with 'Local'…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Females, Feminist Criticism, Journalism
Amor, David L. – 1988
Using as an example the relations between the state and the mass media in Kenya in the 1960s and 1970s, this paper asserts that in regard to state/media relations, a theoretical middle course exists between the two most common perspectives, the structuralist-functionalists/chroniclers of history and the Marxists. The paper claims that this middle…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Government (Administrative Body), Government Role
Tedford, Thomas L. – 1987
Restricted to books on freedom of speech, this annotated bibliography offers a list of 38 references pertinent to the subject. Also included is a list of 18 ERIC documents on freedom of speech, and information on how to order them. (JC)
Descriptors: Books, Broadcast Industry, Censorship, Civil Rights
Becker, Lee B. – 1977
This speech advocates the establishment of empirical standards for evaluating the success or failure of press performance. The ideal measure, as outlined in the speech, includes information on specific news coverage, the daily operation of the press, and the media institution's past performance. This information should be precisely gathered and…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Evaluation Methods, Information Dissemination, Journalism
Pickett, Calder M. – 1976
Prepared as commentary for a slide/tape presentation, this document briefly examines the role of the press in the American Revolution. It discusses propagandist activities led by such agitators as Samuel Adams, newspaper reports of the day that dealt with events of the revolution, and the work of incendiary writers and journalists, including…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Authors, Journalism, Music
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