Concludes that newspaper endorsements have stronger effects than political party identification when available information about a candidate is minimal. (FL)

Presents summaries of research dealing with (1) news coverage of Africa, (2) diffusion of information about cyanide-laced Tylenol, (3) gender representation in elite newspapers, (4) agreement between reporters and editors in Mississippi, (5) monopoly metropolitan dailies and intercity competition, and (6) the effect of endorsements on the…

The treatment of schools by the media is not usually supportive or positive. Writers for education are often inexperienced and coverage is simplified through the use of television. This article offers background information on the media-education relationship and suggests ideas for the development of a positive relationship. (DF)

Based on responses from 1130 interviews in black and white neighborhoods, perceptions of what occurred relating to an incident in Detroit were linked to reports from mass media. Different media combinations were associated differently with how whites and blacks relying on these sources perceived the incident. (Author)

In the author's view, unwarranted blame for education's problems was placed on teachers in the CBS television special, "Is Anyone Out There Learning?" This entire journal issue consists of comments on this CBS special aired in August, 1978. (SJL)

As a teacher of English, the author comments on teaching pressures that were glossed over in the CBS special "Is Anyone Out There Learning?" particularly the strictures of law and money and the lack of time with students. All articles in this journal issue comment on this television program. (SJL)

Effective media relations are seen as an important, even essential, area of successful government relations. Media accounts can play a major part in establishing an institution's reputation, and so comprehensive government relations programs should include planned productive contacts with reporters and editors. (Author/MLW)

Discusses trends and concerns in news reporting and news writing, including the accuracy of investigative reporting, the increased use of news "leaks" and unidentified sources, and the need to orient newspaper content toward real people with real interests instead of writing for an "average" reader. (RL)

Examines the way in which United States journalists covered the views of the South African Black leader Steven Biko both before and after his death in prison in 1977; concludes that the coverage did not provide readers with an adequate understanding of Biko, his organizations, or his life. (GT)

Recounts the controversy at Baylor University (Waco, Texas) between the school administration and three school newspaper editors who were forced to resign. (RL)

A brief account of the controversy at Baylor University (Waco, Texas) that led to the forced resignation and revocation of scholarships of student newspaper staff members. (RL)

The reaction of Great Britain's influential conservative newspaper, the "Times" of London, to the Russian Revolution of November 1917, offers an example of emotional and zealous journalism. (Author)

"The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life" by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray (New York: Free Press, 1994) has become one of the most controversial books of recent years. The crux of the controversy, the relationship between race and intelligence, has touched a nerve in the African American community.…

Recent history textbooks have conspicuously removed references to religion and religious publications, providing a distorted view of American and world history. One such neglected publication, the Boston "Recorder," was founded by Nathaniel Willis in 1816. A Christian newspaper, it was based on three principles: (1) to show theological…