Updates trends in local newspaper ownership. Finds the number of cities with competing dailies and jointly owned dailies declining. Finds that the number of chain-owned papers and the size of chains have increased. (RS)

Examines how corrections are handled for both daily and weekly Arkansas newspapers. Finds that, although most papers publish corrections, less than one fourth have written correction policies. (RS)

Concludes that the daily newspaper field, despite its relatively constant total numbers, is in a constant state of flux. (RB)

Tests James N. Rosse's model stating that there are layers of newspapers that compete with each other in a given area. Concludes that the effect of competition is greater for smaller newspapers and that newspaper executives see competition increasing in the next decade. (FL)

Determines whether the public knows of the newspaper ombudsman's role, and probes the effects of calling a newspaper on public perceptions of the newspaper's interest in accuracy and correcting errors. Finds that people who call the ombudsman are satisfied with the response to their complaint. (RS)

Suggests the position of ombudsman is one that newspapers might create with internal success and acceptance from the other staff members. (RB)

Concludes that public relations people view editors' newspaper positions fairly accurately but that the reverse is not true. (FL)

Finds that those newspapers which take stands and present a well-balanced forum-editorial page attractively laid out will be read and can have influence. (Author/RB)

Analyzes the amount of space six American and four European newspapers give to local, national, and international news. Concludes that all of the newspapers have a localized point of view, but that each displays significant differences in the components and scale of localization. (FL)

Compares Gannett newspapers and a matched set of other dailies, revealing that Gannett may be practicing a systematic elimination of marginal circulation. (FL)

Concludes that 10 leading newspapers in the United States devoted more editorial space to economic issues in the last days of the 1980 presidential campaign than to any other issue. (FL)

Details a study showing that copyeditors working on newspapers that have had video display terminals for at least two years edited more slowly, but made fewer errors than those who edited on paper. (FL)