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Vartabedian, Robert A.; And Others – Journal of the Oklahoma Speech-Theatre-Communication Association, 1984
A content analysis was conducted of 203 editorials from the "Daily Oklahoman" from the first six months of the 1980 presidential campaign. The analysis was based on two assumptions: (1) the tone of the 1980 presidential campaign essentially was set after only six months of official campaigning, and (2) the "Daily Oklahoman"…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Comparative Analysis, Conservatism, Content Analysis
Packwood, Bob – 1982
The views of the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on freedom of electronic information are contained in this speech transcript. The speech opens with a warning that government regulation of the electronic media is expanding and extending in a dangerous way, posing the possibility that one day this regulation will be extended to the…
Descriptors: Communications, Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Federal Regulation
Becker, Lee B. – 1977
This speech advocates the establishment of empirical standards for evaluating the success or failure of press performance. The ideal measure, as outlined in the speech, includes information on specific news coverage, the daily operation of the press, and the media institution's past performance. This information should be precisely gathered and…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Evaluation Methods, Information Dissemination, Journalism
Shoemaker, Pamela J. – 1982
A study was conducted to test the hypothesis that the mass media act as agents of social control by varying the coverage of political groups in relation to how deviant they perceive the groups to be. Editors from the 100 largest daily newspapers in the United States were asked to rate 11 political groups on four scales thought to measure political…
Descriptors: Dissent, Mass Media Effects, Media Research, News Media
Petersen, Keith S. – 1981
This paper compares newspaper coverage of United Nations (UN) events in the United States and Great Britain, African and Asian nations, and in the black press in the United States. The method involved sampling UN-related coverage in 13 newspapers at four year intervals from 1949 to 1961 and for every second year from 1961 to 1977. Newspapers…
Descriptors: Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Developing Nations, Evaluation Criteria
Pickett, Calder M. – 1976
Prepared as commentary for a slide/tape presentation, this document briefly examines the role of the press in the American Revolution. It discusses propagandist activities led by such agitators as Samuel Adams, newspaper reports of the day that dealt with events of the revolution, and the work of incendiary writers and journalists, including…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Authors, Journalism, Music
Yodelis, Mary Ann – 1975
This study was designed to determine which kinds of printing--religious, government, or political--provided the highest volume (number of pages) of printing business for the Boston newspaper publishers from 1763 through 1775; which kind produced the most income; and which of the publishers appeared to be the most prosperous from 1763 through 1775.…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Economic Factors, Economic Status, Higher Education
Lewis, Ann Chambers – 1965
This book acquaints the school administrator with the need for good press relations and suggests ways to obtain such relations. A brief overview of the internal workings and concerns of a newspaper staff is presented. Methods of writing news copy for release and how to time releases for maximum news coverage are explained. Throughout the volume,…
Descriptors: Administrators, Bibliographies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communications
Bowers, Thomas A. – 1973
The nature and extent of the news media coverage of political advertising in the presidential campaign of 1972 was shallow and spotty at best. The candidates' political advertising strategies received limited coverage by reporters and commentators. Even the "prestige" press--16 major newspapers--provided limited coverage to the nature…
Descriptors: Advertising, Communications, Journalism, Mass Media

Daley, Patrick; James, Beverly – Journal of Communication, 1986
Examines a pair of critical challenges to the cultural integrity of Alaskan Natives around 1960 as pivotal episodes in the process of native resistance to U. S. dominance. Historically evaluates the fragility of native culture in terms of the political, scientific, and economic interests expressed in the mainstream Alaskan press, particularly the…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Exchange, Cultural Influences, Cultural Isolation

Raudsepp, Enn – Canadian Journal of Native Education, 1984
Using questionnaires returned by 18 Indian and 11 Inuit publications representing 9 provinces and 2 territories, the article assesses the position of the Native press in Canada. Considers circulation; format; staff size; tenure, training, and race of editors; financial status; editorial philosophy; problems; and the future. (NEC)
Descriptors: American Indians, Canada Natives, Cultural Influences, Economic Factors

Carter, Mark; And Others – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1996
National, metropolitan, and local newspaper coverage in Sydney, Australia, of individuals with developmental disabilities was analyzed in terms of content--categorical focus, age of individuals, possibility for and means of improvement, and terminology used. Although the study found frequent use of inappropriate terminology when referring to…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Developmental Disabilities, Foreign Countries

McQuillan, Jeff; Tse, Lucy – Bilingual Research Journal, 1996
Analysis of research articles and editorials from national newspapers and news magazines published during 1984-94 revealed that although research reported favorably on bilingual education, most newspaper articles took positions against bilingual education. Opinion writers did not base their positions on research, but rather on government reports,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Editorials, Educational Policy, Educational Research

Moses, James L. – Journalism History, 1994
Examines the impartiality of Thomas Fleet, Sr.'s "Boston Evening Post" during the years leading up to the Revolutionary War, a period during which patriots put pressure on newspapers take their side. Reviews data illustrating the paper's even-handed dealing with issues concerning Patriots and Loyalists. (TB)
Descriptors: Editorials, Ethics, Higher Education, Journalism
Heller, Michele A. – Hispanic, 1992
Analyzes newspaper coverage of Hispanics during a seven-day period in Los Angeles, San Antonio, New York, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. Discusses media bias. Rates stories "positive" or "negative" in business, culture, crime, public issues, and people. Discusses elements affecting Hispanic coverage, including newspapers'…
Descriptors: Ethnic Bias, Ethnic Stereotypes, Hispanic Americans, Mass Media Effects