Presents an analysis of the effects of a television newscaster's sex and race on audience perceptions of credibility. (Author/GW)

Presents the results of a study of the background of daily newspaper editorial writers and of the way editorial writers obtain information and perform their tasks. (GW)

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)

Reports on a comparison of Colorado public relations personnel and newspaper journalists, which focused on demographic characteristics, professional orientation, job satisfaction, and attitude toward professional improvement. (GW)

Analyzes help-wanted advertisements for editorial personnel in "Editor & Publisher" from 1920 to 1980. Indicates that the content of job ads has not changed significantly over the 60-year period and that employers are more concerned with journalism skills than with professional values. (MM)

Findings of a survey of 229 television news personnel suggested that most news personnel were not satisfied with the fairness doctrine as now applied and that attitudes toward the doctrine were based on a complex mixture of educational background, managerial position, and political participation. (GT)

A secondary analysis of data on 109 New England daily newspapers indicated that the number and kind of editorial staffers hired, their training and experience, their salaries, participation of the newspapers in professional workshops and in self-study, and the type of ownership of the papers are all related to performance. (GW)

An analysis of the professional orientations of 116 male and 91 female news photographers suggests that women news photographers are as professional as their male colleagues. (GT)

Secondary analyses of data gathered in a national study of United States journalists yielded information about variables that predict professional and organizational commitment. The factors selected for analysis were found to explain organizational commitment better than professional commitment. (GT)

An analysis of questionnaire responses of television and newspaper reporters in Minneapolis/St. Paul reveals that a substantial proportion felt restricted by a "straight" news role, that the reporters were self-critical of their abilities, and that a large minority confessed to weaknesses that do not fit with popular stereotypes of…

Describes a methodology used in interviewing Federal Communications Commission commissioners, legal assistants, and Cable Bureau staff members about their attitudes toward the cable industry and regulation; reports results of the interviews, noting respondents' disappointment in the lack of cable growth. (GT)

Research shows that a relationship bordering on separatism exists between those who teach and those who practice journalism in America. A 1972 AEJ Convention Report. (Author/RB)

Reports the results of a national survey designed to discover what the background and practices of newspaper reviewers are and what newspaper editors and reviewers think are the functions of a reviewer, the appropriate skills and training for a reviewer, and the most effective ways of acquiring the skills. (Author/GW)

Concludes that women's section reporters are generally more similar to city editors than to their own section editors, suggesting that they may be influenced by factors external to their immediate role environments. (GT)