Object of the study: The broad object of this study is the academic field of the book and the book as an area of interdisciplinary teaching. Purpose: to prove that the 21st-century cross-media and hybrid media ecosystem emancipates Book Science from the rest of the sciences in whose objects it can partake only as a constituent using one of its…

This article explores the textual properties of arguably one of the most influential textual domains in contemporary society; that of mass-media discourse. Within this genre, it examines English-language hard news media reports from the United States, Great Britain and Australia focussing on the concepts of objectivity within this domain. Drawing…

For English-speaking researchers, French doctoral dissertations can represent a "terra incognita." For this reason, a retrospective bibliometric study of French dissertations in press and media studies offers a useful profile of available research to researchers concentrating in studies of the press and other media. The present study…

A study analyzed circulation practices and pricing of mid-sized daily newspapers, seeking to draw together a comprehensive description of the circulation situation for those papers. Seventy-five circulation directors, randomly selected from newspapers with daily circulation between 25,000 and 100,000, completed mailed questionnaires requesting…

While media use, intelligence, and social interaction seem to be related, research suggests that media play different roles with regard to the interaction of children with different IQs. (RB)

Information in this directory of mass communication researchers in Denmark, Norway, and Finland is taken from questions which were distributed in the fall of 1977 and completed by the researchers themselves. Graduate students who are either working on research grants or have published academic papers on research in the field are included. Separate…

Defines the "critical" approach to communications study. Assesses leading recent works in critical and institutional theory, emphasizing books available in English. Claims that scholars in mass communications must periodically address the questions raised in these publications to keep abreast and take full advantage of the critical…

Assesses the status of the movie theater business during the past seven years, which has seen major changes in production, distribution, types of theaters, seating capacity, and the general media landscape. (NKA)

Examines the current state of empirical research on religious television, discusses some of the implicit difficulties in exploring this phenomenon and its viewership, and suggests avenues for future research. (MS)

Responds to six articles in the same issue on images in retrospect. Deals collectively rather than individually with ideas that underlie the work of the respective authors and attempts to provide a critical interpretation guided by the maxim "always historicize!" (SR)

A study examined the relationship between an individual's community ties to place and the use of media. Data were collected from residents of Austin, Texas, by means of mail and telephone surveys. Among the variables examined were community ties (home ownership and length of time in community), political variables, demographics, and use of…

THIS IS A KEY-WORD-IN-CONTEXT INDEX AND BIBLIOGRAPHY ON MASS COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH AS REPORTED IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL LITERATURE, PARTICULARLY, AS RELATED TO THE INTEREST OF MAGAZINE EXECUTIVES. TABLES IN THE INTRODUCTION SUMMARIZE COMPUTER FINDINGS ON THE LITERATURE ACCORDING TO RESEARCH METHOD USED IN THE STUDIES, THEIR RELEVANCE TO…

A survey of 80 city and regional magazines was undertaken to examine articles of media criticism. Of those, 78.5% responded. A total of 420 articles were received and were divided according to subject and geographical distribution. A critical analysis of representative articles determined that they represented significant criticism as defined in…

The papers presented at the conference fall into three main categories: 1) outlines for critical research into mass communication, 2) international perspectives in broadcasting, and 3) the functions and goals of mass communication, together with problems of democratic control over broadcasting. All papers have been translated into English, as have…

Reports an analysis of thirty-nine magazines which joined together to stimulate national debate on the Equal Rights Amendment and identifies those magazines which gave the most "pro" ERA coverage. (MH)