Concludes that "impulsivity" appears to have a stronger effect than extroversion on college students' recall of material from the radio when listening is a secondary activity. (FL)

Reports that the Supreme Court has dealt with related issues, but not specifically with rights of prison presses. (FL)

Investigates recent developments in the right to access by analyzing three Supreme Court decisions, as well as several relevant cases in federal appellate courts. (FL)

Looks at the life of the reporter, novelist, foreign correspondent, and feature writer who lived from 1867 to 1911. Places him in the center of various important journalistic movements and in the company of important figures in journalism history. (FL)

Notes that the influential periodical has shifted its emphasis from informative articles to theoretical ones and has become more parochial and less cosmopolitan. (FL)

Indicates that personal religious preference is the demographic characteristic best able to predict a religion journalist's use of a particular denominational news service. Shows that the journalist's own religious preference is a much weaker predictor than is the strength of the religious tradition in the newspaper's circulation area. (JD)

Indicates mixed support for the hypothesis that editorial sections publish a positive ratio of favorable to unfavorable commentary about endorsed candidates and a negative ratio of favorable to unfavorable commentary about unendorsed candidates. Suggests that editorial sections in some newspapers may be more internally balanced in their political…

Presents a case study to illustrate how journalists, trained in a paradigm-based field, participate in the production or "repair" of routine news. Calls for scholarly attention to this news reconstruction process that may provoke reform within journalism schools. (PD)

Responding to Bowman's review of "Megatrends," (EJ 309 721), examines Naisbitt's methodology and lends credence to his "high tech/high touch" megatrend and research findings. (PD)

Explores the circumstances under which tort liability can be imposed for secretly recording a conversation or for publishing the contents of one which was surreptitiously recorded. (FL)

Compares predicted motivation profiles for several newspaper management jobs to the actual profiles of men and women holding those jobs. Finds an above average need for power and a below average need for achievement in managers. (FL)

Argues that the doctrine of presumed harm, which was not addressed in "New York Times Co. v. Sullivan," remains a major problem in libel law. (FL)

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)

Traces the evolution of the actual malice standard from a l884 Kansas court decision to the l964 decision in "'New York Times' v. Sullivan." (FL)

Analyzes news stories over a 30-year period to determine the extent of criticism of Mexican government officials by the press in that country. Concludes that cabinet ministers receive more criticism than the president, but that criticism of the latter is increasing. (FL)