Finds that, with experienced reporters, news content was most powerfully shaped by journalists' own orientations toward key source qualities, with the most influential variables being source credibility, source assessibility, and time pressure. Finds that pressures from within the newsroom also affected source selection. (SR)

Examines pressures facing the African American press by focusing on its coverage of the 1991 nomination of Clarence Thomas to the United States Supreme Court. Discusses the dilemma these newspapers faced in choosing between supporting African Americans and supporting civil rights, with their mixed coverage of the story reflecting this dilemma. (SR)

Finds that 68% of women in newsrooms at Indiana daily newspapers reported sexual harassment, with verbal harassment by far the most common problem. Shows that journalists are harassed most often by co-workers; little relationship exists between policy and practice; few sexual harassment complaints are filed; and sexual harassment is an added…

Finds that, to enhance the value of a newspaper's advertising, newspaper executives seek to broaden the scope of their operations by adding new subscribers and advertisers, while marketers tend to prefer narrowing the focus of operations, serving the existing customer base or concentrating exclusively on select market segments. (SR)

Finds that 107 campus police departments say that relations with campus press are good, but student reporters do not check records regularly, and coverage of campus crime remains minimal. (SR)

Discusses the nature of academic research, limits on practical newspaper research, and promoting practical research among professors. Argues that the academic world should have room for all kinds of research and that industry should be more supportive of academic research efforts. (SR)

Surveys journalists, finding that female journalists perceive they have as much journalistic autonomy as males while minorities see themselves as having slightly less autonomy. Finds that as newsroom diversity increases, perceived autonomy decreases, especially for minority journalists. (SR)

Offers a case study of how local community newspapers reported a local political conflict. Finds that few of 42 stories on the conflict were balanced, but overall both sides got equal treatment. Sources were a major influence on coverage. (SR)

Finds that election surveys, expert opinions, and man-in-the-street interviews have about the same amount of impact on candidate preferences. (SR)

Analyzes minority representation in housing display ads in 30 metropolitan daily newspapers (the biggest newspapers in the most diverse cities). Finds only a third of those papers complying with the Fair Housing Act, while the other papers do not meet the legal standard for minority representation in housing ads even halfway, and seven papers had…

Examines how the news media may influence health policy development through case studies of four newspaper series on health issues and the impact each had on related health policies. Shows that, in three of the four situations, newspaper coverage did not lead to changes in health policies, but all four situations suggest that such impact is…

Surveys op-ed page editors, finding that fewer than half of the responding papers have op-ed pages; that professional journalists, public figures, and propagandists dominate the pages; and that editors firmly control the agenda. (SR)

Analyzes lower court decisions citing the 1990 United States Supreme Court "Milkovich" decision to illustrate that earlier Supreme Court decisions continue to provide constitutional protection for most newspaper articles, editorial commentary, and other forms of opinionated speech. Shows that most libel cases involving opinion since…

A survey of 59 daily newspapers indicates the increased dominance on newspaper staffs of persons with college training in journalism. (RL)

Belief clusters show that journalism students' early impressions of newspaper work may be influenced by advanced journalism courses. (RL)