Most members of the American public will never read this article. Instead, they will obtain much of their information about education from the news media. Yet little academic research has examined the type or quality of education research and expertise they will find there. Through the lens of gatekeeping theory, this mixed-methods study aims to…

This essay critiques the depictions of rank and file newsworkers of the 1920s and 1930s that are offered in traditional journalism histories and in cultural, social, and women's histories of the press. Following a tradition established in the first half of the 20th century, contemporary media historians continue to reify the use of other standard…

Examines the tensions surrounding the introduction of wirephoto into United States newspapers in the 1930s. Demonstrates that American journalists resisted the new pictorial technology by denouncing, disembodying, and deflating the technology. Suggests that journalism missed the challenge of adapting to photography by not fully considering its…

This proceedings contain 16 papers on American journalism history in the 20th century. Papers in the proceedings are: "News Suppression & Press Intimidation During the Nixon Administration" (Egbe Enonnchong); "The Persian Gulf War: Revolution in News Transmission" (Robert L. Spellman); "South Dakota's W. R. Ronald:…

Summarizes the results of content analyses of six journalism periodicals appearing during 1955, 1965, and 1975. (KS)

This record of proceedings presents papers and abstracts of papers from the newspaper, law, and history divisions of the Southeast Colloquium of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The two papers in the history division are: "Southern Editors Say 'No' to 'Lo the Poor Indian'" (Kenneth Rystrom); and…

In addition to investigative and interpretative reporting, journalists might adopt a new approach to the news--preventive journalism. Preventive journalism would concentrate on news and information that could be used to prevent crises and conditions upon which the mass media thrive. In one area, public health, preventive journalism could be used…

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)

Almost from its beginning, scholastic journalism, in a number of schools, has fought an up-hill battle against the stereotype of academic orphan relegated to a low priority position in the curriculum, the perception of administration, and fiscal allocation. In order to address the status of scholastic journalism, a study surveyed the attitudes of…

As literature designed specifically to help young adults make appropriate career decisions, vocational guidance books explain what background, experiences, and personal traits are necessary to succeed in various careers. They are of interest to researchers because of the attitudes they reveal about journalism as a field. A review of 30 journalism…

Q-sort methodolgy was used to examine the ethical and moral set of 61 professional journalists. The journalists completed a three-part instrument measuring their responses to ethical situations faced by newspeople, their underlying orientations, and their belief systems. Responses to the first part of the instrument yielded three profiles: Type A,…

Reports that an analysis of the responses of 35 journalists to 50 value items revealed two types of journalists: the inner-directed high professional and the other-directed low professional. Discusses attitudes and values of the two types. (GT)

Examines the presentation of racially comparative risk by 49 leading daily newspapers, revealing a tendency to frame stories of difference in terms of black loss. Suggests that the greater the presence of blacks in the market, the more likely the newspapers were to use a lead emphasizing the high probability of black failure. (SR)

This special report discusses journalism in Germany, focusing especially on the training of journalists. The report is presented under the following headings: In retrospect (a brief description of journalism in the former East Germany); The media range in the Federal Republic of Germany; Journalist--a dream profession?; Freedom of the press and…

This thesis presents the history of "Southern Magazine," the only widely circulated general interest magazine in the South, published from 1986-1989, after which, experiencing money problems, the magazine was bought out by a competitor and ceased publication. The seven chapters of the thesis are as follows: (1) Introduction; (2) Climate…