This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 16 titles deal with the following topics: children's reactions to television commercials and their associated products; an observational instructional analysis of "Sesame Street"; the effects of feedback in televised lectures on attitude change, source credibility, and speaker performance; a redefinition of television criticism; the perceived utility of the content of over-the-counter drug commercials; broadcasting in Iran; messages concerning food, eating behaviors, and ideal body image on network television; network television's coverage of international affairs from 1972 to 1976; "media Imperialism"; the influence of television on children's apprehension of stories; media reflections of the consumer movement; the use of broadcasting at the British Open University; audience influence on the programing of "Sesame Street"; the narrative capabilities of prose and film; and information characteristics and sex-role portrayal in television commercials. (FL)