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Sterling, Christopher H. – Journalism Quarterly, 1975
Seeks to answer the question of how much media control has been concentrated in the top 100 markets over the past half century, examining the trends in broadcasting and cross-media (newspaper-broadcasting) ownership within those markets. (RB)
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Higher Education, Journalism, Media Research
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Ogan, Christine; And Others – Journalism Quarterly, 1975
Traces changes in the front page news coverage of the New York "Times" over the past seven decades to determine if there were increases in in-depth coverage, how the news came to the "Times," and what changes have occurred in the local, national, and world coverage. (RB)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Higher Education, Journalism, Media Research
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Hicks, Ronald G.; Gordon, Avishag – Journalism Quarterly, 1974
Ethnocentrism, elitism, and news distance are seen as more important in determining foreign news content in Israeli and American newspapers than physical distance between nations. (RB)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Higher Education, International Relations, Journalism
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Weaver, David H.; And Others – Journalism Quarterly, 1974
Findings contradict previous research and textbook advice on the importance of using quotes rather than paraphrases in writing newspaper stories. (RB)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Journalism, Media Research
Buddenbaum, Judith M. – 1987
A study surveyed the religion news reporters at daily newspapers in all circulation classes to assess the current state of the religion beat. Mail surveys were completed by 141 newspapers. Information concerning the following areas was solicited: (1) demographic characteristics (respondent's age, sex, religious preference), (2) staffing…
Descriptors: Media Research, News Media, News Reporting, Newspapers
Hartung, Barbara W.; JaCoby, Alfred – 1986
A study examined (1) whether the public knows of the newspaper ombudsman and his or her role at the newspaper, and (2) probed the effects of calling a newspaper on public perceptions of the newspaper's interest in accuracy and correcting errors. Two telephone questionnaires were completed by 152 of the 438 persons who had contacted the ombudsman…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Media Research, Newspapers, Ombudsmen
Sanders, Craig – 1988
This paper contends that the failure of the St. Louis "Globe-Democrat" raises questions not only about whether the United States Justice Department's Antitrust Division should have worked harder to keep the St. Louis joint operating agreement (JOA) alive, but also about the efficacy of the Newspaper Preservation Act in preserving…
Descriptors: Competition, Government Role, Legal Problems, Media Research
Roche, James M. – 1983
One hundred and one subjects responded to a questionnaire examining newspaper readers' response to news photographs depicting accidents. Each questionnaire contained four different accident scene photographs, with cutline information stating that the individual in the photograph either had died or was not seriously hurt. Each photograph was…
Descriptors: Accidents, Attitudes, Media Research, News Reporting
Busterna, John C.; Hansen, Kathleen A. – 1989
Based on the premise that large newspaper chain ownership can threaten a diversity of ideas, a study investigated the extent to which individual newspapers' editorial autonomy may be damaged by chain ownership as reflected by presidential campaign endorsement patterns. Data for this study were compiled from "Editor & Publisher"…
Descriptors: Elections, Media Research, Newspapers, Political Influences
Fedler, Fred; And Others – 1985
A study was conducted to learn more about voters' use and perception of endorsements in the 1984 presidential election. Six interviewers were trained and then assigned to a random sample of precincts in Orlando, Florida, on the day of the 1984 presidential election. Each interviewer stopped every third voter and asked those willing to cooperate 12…
Descriptors: Elections, Interviews, Media Research, Newspapers
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Baran, Stanley J. – Journalism Quarterly, 1973
Results show that no clear pattern of coverage can be discerned in newspaper column inches alotted to the fatal shootings of white students at Kent State and black students at Jackson State and Southern University. (RB)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Higher Education, Journalism, Media Research
Wilhoit, G. Cleveland; Drew, Dan G. – 1975
In a national survey conducted during 1973 and 1974, 160 managing editors answered a questionnaire concerning the newshole policies of their papers. According to the survey, the typical daily newspaper in the United States uses slightly less than 45% of its space for nonadvertising content, reflecting little change since a 1957 survey. Larger…
Descriptors: Journalism, Layout (Publications), Media Research, National Surveys
McCleneghan, Jack Sean; And Others – College Press Review, 1975
Concludes that the campus newspaper is the number one source of information for college students, ranking higher than radio, television, and area newspapers. (RB)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Dissemination, Journalism, Media Research
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Allen, Sue – Journalism Quarterly, 1975
Concludes that newspaper audience interest in reading a syndicated column on anthropology is high. (RB)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Higher Education, Journalism, Media Research
Click, J. W.; And Others – 1982
Two studies were conducted, the first to determine reader response to newspaper front pages with modular format and color, and the second to examine source perception and reporter response to errors in news stories. Results of the first study revealed that respondents in three cities preferred modular front pages to other modern format pages and…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Layout (Publications), Media Research, News Reporting
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