Reports that, overall, Minnesota newspapers and complainants approve of the Minnesota Press Council; that there is a strong correlation between newspapers' approval of the council and their opinions about its effectiveness; and that there is a lesser correlation between newspapers' approval of the council and their familiarity with it. (GT)

Among English-speaking whites, South African radio tends to be rated the highest in reliability and influence, while the English-language press is perceived as a better critic of government. (KS)

Concludes that the news media report less favorably on deviant political groups but not less prominently. Suggests the findings support the theory that the media act as agents for social control. (FL)

Subjective comments from veteran news reporters, media critics, and the public give the impression that bad or negative news is becoming a major problem in this country. This impression raises major questions concerning how much is really known about bad news, including whether the media present an accurate or distorted picture of reality in…

Finds that, although reporters and legislators in Colorado have similar views, reporters recognize this fact and legislators do not. (KS)

Reporters with little bias--"low participants"--produced the fairest and most accurate, objective, and comprehensive stories about John Dean. (KS)

Surveyed editors, publishers, and journalism educators generally agreed on the Hutchins Commission's directives concerning what is responsible reporting and what the press should do to protect freedom of the press; but editors and publishers did not want external criticism or evaluation by any organized group. (FL)

Concludes that the public's negative attitude toward the news media is beginning to mellow. (FL)

Finds that individuals exposed to a large amount of crime news are more likely to show concern with being a crime victim than those who are not. (FL)

Concludes that the editorial presentation of a story can have significant effects on an audience's perceptions of a story's target. (FL)

Discusses the subjective meaning of television news watching in terms of five factors: surveillance-reassurance, cognitive orientation, dissatisfactions, affective orientation, and diversion. (JMF)

A cornerstone of twentieth century journalism is the concept of objectivity. This experimental study explores psychological pressures on the reporter in a theoretical framework of balance theory and social perception. Specifically, it deals with reporters' attitudes toward their sources, their expectation of a future meeting with the sources, and…

A study was conducted to determine the images of the media held by members of a state legislature. Specifically, it examined the legislators' perceptions of differences in print and broadcast news media performance, and differences in coverage of the legislature in the home district and on a statewide level. Questionnaires containing demographic…

In an attempt to understand nonreader attitudes toward the daily newspaper, 576 non-newspaper reading adults were queried in three waves about their reasons for avoiding newspapers. In the first wave, the major findings were that nonreaders avoid newspapers because of lack of time, preference for another news medium, newspaper cost, and lack of…

Concludes that the processes involved in gathering information can of themselves affect some of the assessments that journalists make of their sources. (FL)