Noting that past local media coverage of environmental topics, including those dealing with radiation topics, has often been superficial, a study assessed press coverage of the radon problem in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania during the first nine months of 1985. The study explored whether local media coverage of radon--a colorless,…

Reports on a survey of the perceptions of editors of 99 Pennsylvania daily newspapers regarding their coverage of business and economic news. Questions dealth with adequacy of coverage, news stories covered, how the news is covered and written, advertiser influence, decision makers, and space given to business coverage. (GW)