This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 10 titles deal with the following topics: (1) press bias in Northern Ireland; (2) the nature of news media selection; (3) the agenda-setting function of the press; (4) a training program for newsroom supervisors using video taped role models; (5) the relationship between law enforcement officers and newspaper reporters on crime news; (6) a history of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association; (7) Cherokee Indian editor, Elias Boudinot; (8) the effect of advertising on consumer press credibility; (9) the news-writing processes of 3 practicing journalists; and (10) the perceived value of college training by professional journalists in 3 metropolitan areas. (HTH)