Examines written, visual and sound messages directed toward children and suggests that there is a significant difference among various mediums capacity for stimulating creative thinking. (MH)

Proposes the use of cable TV public-access channels for internal communication among community organizations. (MH)

Examines the content of public-access channel programming on a New York City cable system during a two year period. (MH)

Investigates the effects of the telemedicine medium on doctor-patient relationships. (MH)

Reviews and summarizes research on how mass media portrays sex roles and influences our perceptions of them. (MH)

Cites research indicating that METV has broad reach but limited impact on a medical audience in terms of altering the actual practice of physicians. (MH)

Examines how people from diverse cultural backgrounds interpret and use communication technology. Finds that the skill suggested by the concept of "media literacy" may not be strictly a result of experience and familiarity with the medium, and that at least some media-specific codes are analogs of perceptual processes. (MS)