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Dickson, James Brian – 1975
This study sought to determine the perceptions of U.S daily newspaper publishers, editors, and education reporters regarding the desirability and feasibility of three approaches to increasing education news coverage: increased traditional local emphasis on education news coverage by daily newspapers, expanded wire service coverage of education,…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Education, Higher Education, Journalism
Hofstetter, C. Richard; Buss, Terry F. – 1976
This paper presents a conceptual analysis of bias and outlines the complexity and subtlety of the questions engulfing bias by sorting out views of bias that have been implicit in debates about the media, assessing the scientific value of these competing views in identifying and understanding bias in the media, offering an alternative view which is…
Descriptors: Bias, Higher Education, Mass Media, Media Research
Riley, William K. – 1976
Public interest in language is strong, as evidenced by recent articles on spoken and written forms of contemporary English in major news magazines. The December 8, 1975 issue of "Newsweek" contains several allegations, notably by Mario Pei, castigating linguists for causing the decline in writing ability in the United States. In this paper an…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Skills, Language Usage, Mass Media
Kreger, Donald S. – 1974
This monograph discusses the role of the press in reporting the nomination of Senator Thomas Eagleton for Vice President of the United States, the revelation of his hospitalization for mental illness six years prior to the nomination, and his eventual resignation as George McGovern's running mate in the 1972 Presidential elections. Four sections…
Descriptors: Elections, Higher Education, Journalism, Media Research
Doig, Ivan; Doig, Carol – 1972
A guide to news media, this book describes how to tell when a report is biased; provides tips on spotting hoaxes and public relations ploys in the news; gives standards to judge expert opinion and reliable sources; lists critics and other sources of help for the news consumer; discusses the endless contest among politicians, newsmen, and…
Descriptors: Bias, Broadcast Television, Content Analysis, Economic Factors
Twentieth Century Fund, New York, NY. – 1973
This report considers the feasibility of establishing a press council or councils in the United States. The purpose of this council would be to report to the public both on the accuracy of news coverage and on threats, real and potential, against the freedom of the press to fulfill its responsibility of providing information to its readers and…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Freedom of Speech, Governing Boards, Government Role
Barrett, Marvin – 1971
Two stipulations would allow cable television to provide the best in journalism, informational broadcasting, and the associated public services: first, complete freedom of access, and second, all cable programming should be chosen and paid for by the viewer. Over-the-air broadcasting has regarded informational programming as an "inessential…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Broadcast Television, Cable Television, Commercial Television

Dates, Jannette Lake; Gandy, Oscar H., Jr. – Journalism Quarterly, 1985
Reveals that identification as a liberal publication was a significant factor in media treatment of Jackson's candidacy in only one of nine comparisons, while identification as a conservative publication was a factor in only three of nine. The most important independent factor was the identification of the publication as a newspaper. (FL)
Descriptors: Blacks, Media Research, News Media, News Reporting

Westfeldt, Wallace – Urban Review, 1972
An interview with Wallace Westfeldt, NBC news executive who has been assigned to conduct a thorough study and evaluation of NBC news operations prior to assuming a new post after stepping down as executive producer of NBC-TV nightly news. (JM)
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Broadcast Television, Commercial Television, Journalism
Broido, Lisa – Today's Education: Social Studies Edition, 1980
Lists books, audiovisual materials, and organizations relevant to the First Amendment freedoms: freedom of speech and press, and censorship. (KC)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Books, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education

Manoff, Robert Karl – Journal of Communication, 1989
Takes a single television news report and inquires into the strategies that governed the way it made its subject into a story. Suggests how to regard the discourse of television journalism in the nuclear era by attempting to describe the logic governing the creation of meaning. (MS)
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Communication (Thought Transfer), Discourse Analysis, Journalism
Biemiller, Lawrence – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1989
Some faculty members and administrators feel that the Dartmouth "Review" is beginning to cause serious, long-term damage to the college. Controversies sparked or fanned by the paper have cost the college the support of some alumni and have impaired its ability to attract some top students and faculty members. (MLW)
Descriptors: Conservatism, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education, Hostility
Upshaw, Jim – 1994
The voices of photographers and other visual-crafts workers rarely are heard in public discourse about local television news. All rank-and-file newsworkers potentially face reprisals resulting in shortened or blighted careers if they participate openly in assessing and criticizing the medium. A fresh examination of these newsworkers' views and…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Editing, Media Research, News Media
Alexander, Rosemarie J. – 1988
A study analyzed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell's court opinions on First Amendment issues that affect the daily work of journalists. The results showed that he preferred compromises, guidelines, and tests to either/or solutions. Because Powell sought to balance all interests, he developed no firm theoretical position on the First…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Judges, Court Litigation, Court Role

Friedman, Sharon M. – 1984
Local newspaper coverage of the Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear power plant accident was examined in a study to determine what changes, if any, were made by local media and what lessons they had learned from it. Data were collected through interviews with 21 media representatives. TMI coverage in the six newspapers was examined using each…
Descriptors: Community Change, Editing, Interviews, Journalism