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…

For English-speaking researchers, French doctoral dissertations can represent a "terra incognita." For this reason, a retrospective bibliometric study of French dissertations in press and media studies offers a useful profile of available research to researchers concentrating in studies of the press and other media. The present study…

The Newspaper Preservation Act of 1970 is frequently viewed as a legislative device for averting the failure of a competing metropolitan daily newspaper and is said to create, for the formerly competing newspapers, a monolithic management unit which enjoys advantages over the two publishing units it replaces. A study examined one of those…

Examines how corrections are handled for both daily and weekly Arkansas newspapers. Finds that, although most papers publish corrections, less than one fourth have written correction policies. (RS)

Concludes that the daily newspaper field, despite its relatively constant total numbers, is in a constant state of flux. (RB)

Suggests the position of ombudsman is one that newspapers might create with internal success and acceptance from the other staff members. (RB)

A survey was conducted, as part of a larger survey replicating a 1971 national survey of 1,328 journalists, to learn more about the behind-the-scenes editorial personnel in radio and television. A 3-stage sampling plan was used to draw a national sampling of 1,251 journalists, from which telephone interviews were completed with 1,001 for an…

Criticizes the haphazard accumulation of journalism research knowledge and proposes more attention be given to quality systematic research, suggesting that the payoff will come in the classroom. (TO)

A study examined whether changes in the wording of the cutline would have a significant impact upon readers' responses to the content of a controversial or potentially offensive photograph. Twenty-two variables, including nudity, proximity, and magnitude and innocence were chosen from those concerning editors and readers or those likely to affect…

Finds that coverage of the President continued to increase, but coverage of Congress did not over a 16-year period, based on a content analysis of the "New York Times" and the "Buffalo Evening News." (Author/RB)

Finds that those newspapers which take stands and present a well-balanced forum-editorial page attractively laid out will be read and can have influence. (Author/RB)

Reports that in its 10 years of existence, the Minnesota News Council has issued 42 determinations providing ethical guidance for the media of that state. (FL)

Reports that newspaper readers rated precision journalism articles no better than traditional news articles on several dimensions of credibility. (FL)