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de Bock, Harold – Journalism Quarterly, 1980
Reports results of a study of the extent to which a New York newspaper strike and a television blackout in the Netherlands caused feelings of frustration related to basic need gratifications, as well as the extent to which the observed gratification frustrations explained general irritation about missing the newspaper or television. (GT)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Emotional Response, Foreign Countries, Media Research
Weaver, David H.; And Others – 1979
Random samples of 786 Indianapolis, Indiana, residents and 413 residents of The Netherlands were interviewed in a study of media-related gratifications. Although the Dutch and American cultures and media systems differ considerably, a number of striking similarities emerged in the findings of this study, including similarities for the relative…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Individual Needs