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Trayes, Edward J. – Journalism Quarterly, 1979
Reports that the number of Blacks in the newsrooms of 25 major daily newspapers nearly doubled between 1968 and 1978, but that Black news executives and desk people (generally copy readers and editors) were still quite scarce in 1978. (GT)
Descriptors: Black Employment, Blacks, Followup Studies, Journalism

Daugherty, David; Warden, Michael – Journalism Quarterly, 1979
An analysis of 1,288 editorials published in four prestigious United States daily newspapers between 1967 and 1977 revealed that support for Israel was neither monolithic nor invariable and that the predominant position of the press was one of support for any negotiated peace settlement and denunciation of belligerency by either side. (GT)
Descriptors: Bias, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Editorials

Renfro, Paula Cozort – Journalism Quarterly, 1979
A comparison of published and unpublished letters to the editor of a Texas metropolitan daily newspaper revealed that the newspaper published fewer letters in the categories of economics, media, and religion than would be expected, and more letters in the categories of education, law and order, and issues than would be expected. (GT)
Descriptors: Bias, Case Studies, Content Analysis, Editing

Ranly, Dan – Journalism Quarterly, 1979
A factor analysis of survey responses from 57 church or religion editors of daily newspapers indicated that 18 editors were "neutral" (more concerned about objective reporting than about statements of belief or practices), 28 were "humanists" or "relativists," and 11 were "believers" or…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Editing, Employee Attitudes, Factor Analysis

Allen, Richard L.; Clarke, David E. – Journal of Broadcasting, 1980
Reports on a study which compared communication attitudes and mass media behavior among Blacks and Latinos (Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans). Interviews with subjects provided data about television viewing and newspaper reading, which were found to be differentially correlated with such variables as age, sex, and education. (SW)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Latin Americans

Peterson, Sophia – Journalism Quarterly, 1979
Reports and analyzes responses of 73 newspersons in London and abroad who gather and process foreign news for the London "Times" to a questionnaire seeking information about the news criteria that govern their news choices. (GT)
Descriptors: Criteria, Cultural Influences, Decision Making, Foreign Countries

Randall, Starr D. – Journalism Quarterly, 1979
A study of a North Carolina newspaper indicates that newspapers using fully integrated electronic editing systems have fewer errors in spelling, punctuation, sentence construction, hyphenation, and typography than newspapers not using electronic editing. (GT)
Descriptors: Communications, Content Analysis, Editing, Electronic Equipment

Ryan, Michael; Owen, Dorothea – Journalism Quarterly, 1976
Newspapers devoted 8.8 percent of their space to coverage of social issues; most stories were written by staff members and oriented to issues rather than events. (KS)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Media Research, Metropolitan Areas, News Reporting

Barnhurst, Kevin G.; Wartella, Ellen – Critical Studies in Mass Communication, 1991
Explores what the newspaper means to young adults. Analyzes 164 college students' autobiographies of their newspaper experiences. Constructs a composite narrative of how young adults are introduced to newspapers as children, interact with them in the school years, and eventually become regular users. Finds that young adults experience the…
Descriptors: Citizenship, College Students, Mass Media Use, Media Research

Hindman, Elizabeth Blanks – Journal of Communication, 1998
Contributes to scholarship on democracy, community, and journalism by examining the interplay between communication, democracy, and community at an inner-city neighborhood newspaper. Concludes that, through its focus on neighborhood culture, acknowledgment of conflict, and attempts to provide a forum for the neighborhood's self-definition, the…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Democracy, Inner City, Journalism

Bracken, Cheryl; Lombard, Matthew – New Jersey Journal of Communication, 2001
Examines uses and gratifications of college-age respondents regarding media use. Finds that (1) respondents rely on the media to fulfill basic human needs but that the media are only moderately helpful in accomplishing this; (2) respondents do not always trust the media; (3) young adults have not abandoned the newspaper; and (4) television was…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Higher Education, Mass Media Use, Media Research
Fedler, Fred; and Others – 1994
A pilot study asked 94 students enrolled in introductory newswriting classes at three separate universities to evaluate 18 news stories. About half the stories concerned topics that proponents of multiculturalism have suggested would receive more emphasis if newspapers employed more women and minorities: topics such as breast cancer, divorce,…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Cultural Pluralism, Females, Feminism

Bogart, Leo – Journalism Quarterly, 1975
Concludes that competition from television is not a major factor in determining success or failure of daily newspapers. (RB)
Descriptors: Economics, Financial Problems, Higher Education, Journalism

Humke, Ronald Gene; And Others – Journalism Quarterly, 1975
Suggests that the frequency of newspaper political advertisements could be used as an index of voter stimulation at election time. (RB)
Descriptors: Advertising, Behavior Patterns, Content Analysis, Higher Education

Grotta, Gerald L.; And Others – Journalism Quarterly, 1975
Descriptors: Higher Education, Mass Media, Media Research, News Reporting