Compares the content of competitive newspapers and monopoly newspapers, stating that competition has an impact on daily newspaper content. Notes that competitive newspapers have more reporters and buy more wire services than comparable newspapers without competition. (MM)

Describes the career and achievements of Aleksei S. Suvorin (1834-1912), a journalist and publisher of one of Russia's largest newspapers whose upward mobility was unusual in 19th century Russia. (RB)

Compares Gannett newspapers and a matched set of other dailies, revealing that Gannett may be practicing a systematic elimination of marginal circulation. (FL)

Concludes that publishers will print critical findings about newspapers despite their disapproval of local, state, and national press councils. (RB)

Discusses the Fair Use'' doctrine regarding copyrights as established in Rosemont v. Random House and its effect on copyright law currently before Congress. (RB)

Finds that the "settling loop" characterized by home buying affects newspaper subscription rates. (FL)

Reveals that most regional magazines published in the southern United States were begun after 1970. Notes that most publishers do not expect the number of such magazines to increase. (FL)

Tells why "The American Mercury," a once respected liberal magazine founded by H. L. Mencken and George Nathan, has waned under a succession of publishers in recent years.

Study of matched groups of chain and independent papers on the West Coast shows that chain papers have fewer argumentative editorials in controversial contexts on local topics. (KS)

Describes the implications of a recent Supreme Court decision that makes it legal, within broad limitations, for nonprofit organizations that own commercial broadcasting or publishing properties to make purchases at lower prices than their capitalistic competitors. (KS)

Discusses the responsibilities of publishers and freelance writers concerning the liability involved in defamatory statements. Reviews several court cases pertaining to publisher liability and claims that, if a writer is not under the immediate control or supervision of the publisher, the publisher may avoid liability. (MM)

Concludes that the Gannett newspaper chain has the highest average advertising rate of the chains studied. (FL)

Outlines several provisions of the new copyright law that make securing copyright more convenient and reduce the risk of an author losing copyright protections through technical errors. (GT)

Describes the disillusionment of the Rev. Charles M. Sheldon who edited a Kansas daily newspaper for one week as Jesus Christ would have done it and unwittingly became the victim of the newspaper publisher's money-making scheme. (RB)

Presents a typology of southern United States periodicals by type, date, and place. Finds that southern periodicals from the period 1764-1984 show a culture that was diverse, sophisticated, and changing. (RS)