Examines coverage of the abortion issue prior to, during, and after the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing elective abortion in daily newspapers in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C. Considers the effect on news coverage of local religious composition, income levels, race, and abortion rate. (GW)

Press cuttings, official publications, and press releases are reviewed in this annual survey of British higher education. This article is complemented by an analytical study by Charles Carter in the same journal. (Editor/LBH)

Reports on a study of the agenda-setting function of the media in a rural central Illinois city, during an off-election year. (GW)

Reports on a study of people's perceptions of the way in which their voting choices, and those of others, were influenced by media editorial endorsements of candidates. (GW)

Compares the way in which various news media covered a specific political event and examines the correlation between the agenda of issues stressed by the media and the agenda of issues recalled by the public. (GW)

Finds that certain characteristics, especially story length and frequency of reportorial assertions, denote "interpretation" and that, the more interpretive a news story is, the more costly it is with regard to reportorial time. (Author/GW)

Presents a brief overview of both the common law and constitutional privileges protecting the expression of opinion. Notes that, although the case of "Ollman v. Evans" provides a four-factor test to make the fact-opinion distinction, ambiguity is still evident in many cases. (MM)

Indicates that 73 percent of the writers agreed or strongly agreed that lack of time to do adequate research was their biggest problem. Shows that 68 percent said that they seldom or never used the full text, database retrieval systems, citing as reasons institutional and personal constraints and inadequate training. (JD)

Suggests a complete reassessment of all press association yearbook and newspaper rating and evaluation services in this second of a series on critiquing high school publications. (AEA)

Concludes that after Rhodesia hired a public relations firm to advise it, negative comment about that country declined sharply in the "New York Times," although news of violence there remained virtually the same. (FL)

Presents the results of a survey conducted at Colorado State University, examining student and faculty responses to campus newspaper content. (RB)

Provides research and background materials on current cases and issues involving student editors, student media, and campus press freedom. (Editor)

An essay on the responsibilities of news media discusses the priorities of network news coverage, distorted editing, and the need for consumer awareness and concern about mass media inadequacies. (FG)

Discusses the elements of quality editorial writing. Briefly follows the development of the editorial page through U.S. history and offers strategies to ensure concise, persuasive student editorials. (HTH)