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)

Argues that the compromises involved in the final acceptance of the UNESCO Mass Media Declaration favored none of the parties involved. The developing Third World nations gained the most by the declaration's recognition of the present imbalance in news reporting. (JMF)

Reviews the three stages involved in the development of the UNESCO Mass Media Declaration: the developing countries' initiative, the Western counter move, and the mutual accommodation in a spirit of realistic compromise. (JMF)

Presents a study to determine the effects of inherent structural dimensions of network television news, such as story placement and visual treatment, on campaign agendas as perceived by their audiences. Results suggest that some inherent structural biases in the coverage of the 1976 campaign produced nonpurposive effects in perceptions of the…

A study of undecided voters in the 1976 political campaign indicates that they were neither inattentive nor apathetic. Only two characteristics distinguished decided from undecided voters: frequency of discussing the candidates and viewing national network television news. (JMF)

Analyzes the content of television news and advertising during the 1972 presidential campaign in terms of two divergent views of television programing in order to balance one viewpoint against the other. (GT)

Text of an interview of Frank Reissman by Irving Louis Horowitz suggests that while social problems are experienced locally in the big cities, their cure lies nationally at the federal level. (Author/AM)

Explores the attitudes of Edmund Burke, Richard Price, Samuel Johnson, and James Boswell toward the American question. (Author/JM)

Presents the views of the chairman of the group of scientists that prepared the preliminary proposal on DNA guidelines for the 1975 Asilomar Conference. Examples and illustrations are used to argue that stronger and tighter controls than those outlined in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) guidelines are needed. (CS)

Within the context of the public forum of the political media interview, this study tests the hypothesis that women avoid answering questions less than men and examines the gendered use of avoidance strategies. Findings reveal a gender difference with women using significantly more preferred answers than men. (20 references) (Author/CK)

Argues that any political action is prepared, controlled and influenced by language. Notes that the study of language has become more central to academic disciplines concerned with politics. Political scientists focus on the consequences of political decisions and actions for a society, whereas linguists concentrate on the linguistic structures…

Summarizes the different spheres of drama and theatre activities in Hungary. Outlines the history of drama teaching in Hungary. Describes the achievements and problems of the present, such as the place of drama in the curriculum and help that benefits Hungarian speaking teachers elsewhere. Provides a short overview of the youth theatre of the…

Discusses what Chinese children have read in the last quarter of the 20th century. Notes that much of Chinese children's literature contains strong political, moral, and ideological messages. Examines the official guidelines for children's literature in the post-Mao era. Concludes that in the post-Mao period, the state has become more flexible,…

Describes using television commercials of opposing products or political positions in a mock courtroom debate to address advertising as a mode of discourse that must be recognized and analyzed. (RS)

Describes how, modeling their efforts on the anti-apartheid movement, students and faculty across the country are petitioning their administrations to divest from companies with Israeli business ties. (EV)