More than half the items come from the "Washington Post" and "The New York Times," and the proportion from these two papers seems to be rising. (KS)

Examines three sides of using editorials wisely: the philosophy of the editorial writer and staff, the forms editorials take, and the basic structure of an editorial.

Analyzes the canons and codes of four media and concludes that the code of a medium may become less restrictive as that medium declines from audience acceptance. (MH)

Looks at the changes made in different versions of "Sara Crewe" (better known as "A Little Princess") over the past 110 years. Finds that in all versions that have been adapted in the intervening century, including the most recent film, Sara is different from Frances Burnett's original conceptions--and different in disturbing…

Content analysis of 461 phone calls between complaining consumers and customer service representatives showed that both groups performed distinct communication roles; communication evolves from discussion of performance to attribution to equity issues; and communication is not standardized across service representatives. Implications for training…

Notes that young adult novels with young female characters often provide layers of insights into their growth, insights that frequently have gone unrecognized. Examines critically acclaimed young adult novels from the past three decades. Finds that many strong female protagonists do exist. (RS)

Uses a new cultural framework for the analysis of science popularization for textual analysis of the "Scientist at Work" column of the "New York Times." Shows that, although the journalists try to demystify the scientific enterprise, they juxtapose "pure" science against other dimensions of scientific work, thus…

Discusses media coverage of public relations topics. Describes a census of television news stories about public relations. Finds increased coverage from 1980 through 1995, and that politicians and foreign governments are the most commonly reported on users. States that stories generally have a neutral tone and assume the "press agentry"…

Examines the linguistic processes through which a projected effect is constructed within factual discourse. Applies critical linguistic analysis to coverage of the 1990 Gulf War in the "New York Times" and "Washington Post." Expands on work in critical linguistics and demonstrates how political interests underlying newspaper…

Argues that 19th-century "declarative"/"reiterative" rhetoric derives theoretical authorization from the 82nd "Athenaum Fragment" of Friedrich Schlegel. Analyzes content and rhetorical structure of Schlegel's polemical/reiterative rejection of "philosophical and scientific demonstration." Discusses the…

Analysis of 24 introductory accounting textbooks identified number and percentage of pages and chapters with international content. Financial accounting books generally had the most international content. There were wide variations in topics presented, extent of coverage, and number of relevant assignments. (SK)

Discusses reasons why students find chemistry abstract and difficult. Highlights the fact that there has been very little change in the general chemistry course or in the textbooks. Argues in favor of the need for a new textbook that can influence enough teachers to change. Presents suggestions for future textbook authors. (JRH)

Examined job announcements between 1990 and 2000 in "College and Research Libraries News" that contained the word "electronic" or "digital". Showed an increasing number of position announcements; a greater diversity of functional areas; a wider variety of institutions placing advertisements; and distinctions between…

Extends the corpus of an earlier qualitative content analysis about women and feminism. Identifies the knowledge claims and themes in the 20 articles that discuss gender differences. Suggests that, although the 20 articles provide little support for the existence of gender differences, they serve as an example of the process of knowledge…

Using a five-level relationship marketing model, four-year college and university Web page content was analyzed focusing on pre-transaction student recruitment strategies in three content areas: applications, faculty, and tours. Descriptive and statistical results indicate increasing amounts of interactivity and two-way communication from 1997 to…