The predicament of journalism as both an objective observer and a subjective participant is examined in this paper. Among the topics discussed are some basic ethical entanglements involved in the dilemma; regional newspapers that have been legendary for personal-involvement journalism; current evidence that journalistic performance is being…

Based on remarks made before the American Association of State Colleges and Universities in San Antonio, Texas, in November 1970. (IR)

Contending that an examination of the commentary and text of the media can reveal the composition, assumptions, and goals of political opposition movements, this paper analyzes the role of the press and its language of protest in Poland's current political context. The first section of the paper examines the responses of both the official and the…

This report discusses administrator-newsmedia relations during a crisis. The report attempts to illuminate the ways in which reporters cover a crisis, deal with the newsman's view of what constitutes a crisis, describe relationships of reporters to the administrator in tense moments, and recommend ways the administrator can deal effectively with…

Media in democratic societies are generally assumed to have a responsibility to provide a forum for the articulation of diverse ideas, including radical discourse. Research on media coverage of groups which challenge the status quo, however, shows the limitations of the media in the democratic exchange of ideas. To evaluate the coverage of one of…