Contends that television, film, and other forms of narrative fiction have often been understood as direct competitors to the traditional beliefs and values of organized religion. Analyzes several cases in which stories of the afterlife, supernatural, and paranormal in the entertainment media become an important context through which teens…

Describes feminist scholarship as a pluralistic, activist form of scholarship, which sees gender as the primary category of social organization. Claims that until recently, feminist scholarship has contributed little to the field of communication research, and that it is needed in order to give a voice to women's concerns. (MM)

Reports results of part of a long-range project studying cultural indicators. Suggests that television viewing is associated with a cultural "mainstream" that tends to absorb or assimilate groups that otherwise diverge from it, and that the salience of certain real-life circumstances is likely to boost television's cultivating potential. (JMF)

Emphasizes the significant practical role that radio plays in educational and cultural growth in developing countries. (MH)

Describes the emergence of the publication of artists' books as a historical phenomenon, particularly as a late twentieth-century innovation. Outlines the traditions and forms of various artists' books of the past several decades. Provides extensive coverage of this genre of book coverage, including numerous photographs. (HB)

Probes the hidden element of space behind phenomena such as privacy, group speech, television, facial behavior and literacy in terms of North American culture. (MH)

Examines the modes of professionalism and organizational structure in broadcasting and investigates how these modes transfer from industrialized nations to developing countries such as Algeria and Senegal. (MH)

Notes that in the aftermath of September 11th there is strong motivation to improve intercultural and international relations through communication. Explains that in many interethnic and intercultural contexts, participants are not motivated to communicate well. Concludes it is crucial to understand intercultural communications as simultaneously…

Suggests a theoretical framework to incorporate the new cultural environment into studies of international communication. Illuminates the context of the shift in postwar international communication research. Offers some theoretical discussion toward developing an approach to international communication that considers the cultural-ideological…

Reports a study conducted in Holland that concludes that "All In The Family" isn't likely to have a reinforcement effect on persons high on parental authoritarianism, lifestyle intolerance or ethnocentrism. (MH)

Surveys broadcast media in developing countries and emphasizes the need for these countries to link the media with other arts, fit the moods and styles of the national heritage to the medium, and create programs that express the authentic culture. (MH)

Assesses the prospects for changes in present global flow of television and suggests that long-range results may include dispersal of production centers and over-all cultural enrichment. (MH)

Explores the long-term shift in the 1920s and 1930s from Victorian to modern front-page design in five United States newspapers, demonstrating that the shift was tied historically to questions of cultural authority. Argues that these changes produced a less dense, more uniform page that paid attention to visual hierarchy and remade the newspaper…

Discusses the historical fallacies and cultural assumptions surrounding the "literacy myth" in Western society. Includes an extensive list of references. (PD)