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Glasser, Theodore L. – 1979
Recent rulings of the United States Supreme Court and other courts have tried to maintain a balance between a free and unintimidated press and some measure of protection for individuals against libelous accusations. The language of recent rulings suggests that the courts are focusing on impartiality and objectivity in reporting as a standard of…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Court Role, Federal Courts
Hunt, Todd – 1972
Covered in this handbook is the craft of reviewing from multiple points of view: the established critic on a metropolitan newspaper, a national magazine, or a television station; the newcomer who is trying to review all forms of entertainment for a small-town daily paper; the New York drama critic; and the freelance reviewer whose work appears in…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Broadcast Industry, Communications, Content Analysis
Bush, Chilton R., Comp. – 1971
The findings of research studies that come from a variety of sources and concern newspapers, some aspects of television news, and news media audiences are summarized briefly. Among the topics are audience characteristics, content of stories, readership, headlines and makeup, editorial policy, and editorial administration and personnel. Most of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Audiences, Commercial Television
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Manemann, Mary – Update on Law-Related Education, 1985
Freedom of the press and the extent of constraints upon that freedom are examined. Some recent Supreme Court rulings are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Censorship, Civil Rights, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law
Walker, David – New Universities Quarterly, 1979
The role of the Times Higher Education Supplement in creating a sense of "community" within the higher education profession is discussed. This weekly publication is viewed as instrumental in bringing higher education issues to the forefront of the national news. (BH)
Descriptors: Editorials, Higher Education, Interprofessional Relationship, Journalism
Adelman, Clifford – 1985
Responses to national reports during October 1984 through May 1985 concerning the state of American higher education are analyzed. Quantitative content analysis and qualitative rehetorical criticism are used to examine responses to national reports. Three national reports are of concern: "Involvement in Learning,""A Nation at…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Role, Content Analysis
Popovich, Mark N., Ed. – 1977
This book, the fifteenth volume of an annual publication, contains 373 abstracts of 52 doctoral and 321 master's theses from 50 colleges and universities. The abstracts are arranged alphabetically by author, with the doctoral dissertations appearing first. These cover such topics as advertising, audience analysis, content analysis of news issues…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Advertising, Communication Research, Doctoral Dissertations
Merrill, John C. – 1978
A growing international controversy exists between the West on one hand and the Third World, Marxist states, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on the other focusing on the concepts of "free flow of information" and "Western communication imperialism," and on ethical issues relating to these…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Ethics, Information Dissemination, Information Needs
Nash, Abigail Jones; And Others – 1974
National samples of members of minority groups and women employed as newspersons at radio and television stations were surveyed by mail in 1973-74, as were their supervising news directors. Women's salaries were somewhat lower than those of minorities, with minority newswomen being paid less than minority newsmen. Few of either group expresed…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Employed Women, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Emery, Edwin – 1972
This book presents a history of journalism in the United States. The opening chapters discuss the European roots of American journalism and cover the time-span ending with the Civil War; the primary concern is an exposition of the principles of the American press. The remaining chapters examine the mass media--newspapers, television, radio,…
Descriptors: Headlines, Journalism, Language Arts, Mass Media
Lawhorne, Clifton O. – 1971
This handbook, intended for journalists and others in the field of communication, examines the evolving law of libel in the United States and discusses the effects of recent trends. By placing libel law in the context of American History and by using over 500 court cases as specific examples, the author demonstrates not only its historical…
Descriptors: American Culture, Due Process, Federal Legislation, Information Dissemination
Edwards, Verne E., Jr. – 1970
Broadcast and print journalism are interrelated in this book's coverage of the functions and status of the "fourth estate". A first part discusses journalism's magnitude and significance, with separate chapters offering a profile of the press, a discussion of the people's need to know, and a brief history of American journalism. The second part…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Civil Rights, Ethics, Freedom of Speech
Reeb, Richard H., Jr. – 1983
Contemporary journalism, although claiming to be politically objective and neutral, has become a powerful critic of the conduct of the government, often seeming to be a force for the reordering of national priorities along leftist lines. This "adversary journalism" of the past 15 years has strayed a long way from the neutral journalism…
Descriptors: Democracy, Democratic Values, Freedom of Speech, Government (Administrative Body)
Bekken, Jon – 1988
The workers' movement has long recognized the importance of the press and other cultural institutions in developing and sustaining class consciousness and the movement itself. Hundreds of workers' newspapers were established throughout the United States by labor unions, working-class political organizations, and sympathetic editors. These papers,…
Descriptors: Journalism, Mass Media Role, Mass Media Use, News Reporting
Stocking, S. Holly; Gross, Paget H. – 1989
This monograph examines how bias affects the perception of journalists and discusses factors which might exacerbate or mitigate such bias. The book recommends the study of journalistic decision-making from perspectives developed in the field of social psychology. The book includes the following chapters: (1) "Media Bias, Cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Communication Research, Decision Making
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