The development of Local Radio is traced from the case put by the BBC to the Pilkington Committee at the opening of the first twenty of the proposed forty stations. (Author)

How Radio Solent, one of twenty local radio stations in England, roviprovides support instructional materials to schools. (HB)

That every community needs its own distinctive newspaper is the conclusion drawn in this review of the literature on journalism and communication. Following a summary of John Dewey's definition of democracy in the introduction, the first section of the paper points out the conflict that newspapers experience in trying to be a news source…

The study reported in this paper was designed to determine how consumers perceive the newspaper and how they use it; specifically, how well read is newspaper advertising and how do readers of a small daily newspaper feel about advertising content. A team of trained, paid interviewers collected data in two waves, one week apart, from a random…

A discussion of how a two-party system has evolved in the ten years since the passage of the Public Broadcasting Act, with support gathering behind "Centralist" and "Localist" lines. (Author)

Content analysis of 12 metropolitan newspapers revealed a great similarity in reporting; coverage focused on what the candidate was, rather than on what he or she said. (KS)

Investigated local television programs that devote regular time to "soft news"--features on ordinary people, lifestyles, and the arts. Observed that these programs portray the arts and ordinary people as upbeat and interesting but, at the same time, as fragmented and having little relationship to political or economic issues. (PD)

Survey responses from 348 commercial television stations throughout the United States revealed that the broadcasting of television editorials was common practice for 214 stations (61 percent), that local topics were preferred by those that editorialized, and that most stations included station opinion in their editorials. (GT)

Provides examples and suggestions to aid newspaper staffs in keeping news solidly grounded in the community by probing how it pertains directly to the interests and concerns of the school and community. (GT)

Describes the scope of evaluation efforts of the Even Start family literacy program to date, summarizing the evaluation strategies, rationale, intended audience, and findings. Discusses the different lenses offered by evaluation at state and local levels. (SLD)

This annotated bibliography contains 31 United Kingdom government publications published in 1992-93 that address international affairs, matters of general national concern, and items of regional interest or technical detail. (LRW)

All languages encode aspects of culture and every culture has its own specificities to be proud of and to be transmitted. The papers in this book explore aspects of this relationship between language and culture, considering issues related to the processes of internationalization and localization of the English language. The volume is divided into…

Background/Context: The main goal for vocational education at the secondary level has historically been the preparation of youth for the world of work. As a result, research, policy, and practice in this area have mostly focused on how to smooth this transition, address high costs, and ensure that there are positive economic returns to the…

This document contains the text of a Congressional oversight hearing on Public Law 98-621, the St. Elizabeths Hospital and District of Columbia Mental Health Services Act, which became law in November 1984 and which transferred St. Elizabeths Hospital from federal control to that of the government of the District of Columbia. The text of Public…