Finds high usage of wire service stories by radio but refutes charges that the radio news is read straight off the wire without editing. (RB)

Presents a study of the amount of air-time black-oriented radio stations devote to news and public service broadcasting. (TO)

A descriptive mail survey extended two earlier studies done in the 1970s on "all-news" stations (or "news radio") and compared characteristics of stations using all-news with those of stations using extended news or news/information formats. Specifically, the previous studies were updated by exploration of how the following…

Based on case studies of 15 all-news radio stations, this report isolates major factors contributing to the all-news format's frequent failure and assesses its potential for success. The history of the News and Information Service (NIS), which the NBC radio network operated between 1975 and 1977, serves as a backdrop for the information presented…

Describes a survey of news sources' judgments of three television stations' accuracy in reporting. (KS)

Concludes that although the amount of repetition is of some importance, the nature of the repeated content is of greater importance for the listeners' capacity to recall a message. (RB)

Argues that press attention paralleled the rise and fall of popular radio priest, Charles E. Coughlin. (FL)

Concludes that audiences tend to evaluate a radio newscast more positively and to perceive it as more immediate when it contains words that suggest timeliness. (FL)

Examines the language style of news and the factors that influence it, with data drawn from extensive research on radio news in Auckland, New Zealand. Study of newscasters' language style shows that newscasters will alter their style of speech depending upon who they think is listening. (PD)

A reliable "news morbidity" scale was developed to measure the prevalence of bad and good news on radio and television; the scale was then used in a pilot study of one city's news output. The news morbidity scale is a seven-step scale ranging from "extremely bad" to "extremely good" news. A sample of 945 television…

A study analyzed statistically the monotony of all-news radio listening and identified stylistic figures that elicit attention in listeners. Subjects were 30 graduate students whose experience with radio news ranged from occasional listening over several months to regular listening five or seven days per week for several years. Respondents were…

The assumption, which has influenced broadcast news reporting hiring practices, that women broadcasters are not as believable, acceptable, or effective as men broadcasters is explored in this research report. Four network newscasters, two males and two females chosen on the basis of similar professional competency and stature audio tape in…

Discovers that the content of broadcast news in Puerto Rico is similar to that in the United States, with political and government stories commanding a relatively large amount of news time. (FL)

Television was found to be the most frequently used, with radio second--the two are tied for most preferred, with other mass media far behind. (KS)

Indicates that the link between audience attitudes toward the communicator and the type of message may be strong, especially when "bad news" is presented. (RB)