Reports on a content analysis of "Reader's Digest" indicating that there is some validity to the notion that it is unchanging. Notes that the percentages of articles in some important categories, specifically those discussing controversial issues, have remained consistent over 40 years. (FL)

Summarizes research dealing with a number of topics, including the following: (1) political communication and voter volatility, (2) daily newspaper publishers' preferences on reporter decision making, (3) media use by foreign students, and (4) coverage of discrimination cases in the "New York Times." (FL)

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)

Compares criticisms of education from popular magazines of 1957 with contemporary criticisms, looking at education in the United States, Canada, and England. Findings show that some issues have remained important, and others have changed. The comparison does show that people continue to care about education and that the search for better education…