Discusses the goals and content of a proposed workshop in "newsroom resources" at Northeast Louisiana University. (KS)

Argues that even with the proliferation of computers by newspapers, students still need to learn paper and pencil editing skills--which can be used in places other than newsrooms. (FL)

Claims all-news radio programming has appeal because it is monotonous, cyclically repetitive and expectable and that (1) the style encourages "habitual" and "automatic" listening with an economy of effort, and (2) the structure anesthetizes listeners by couching the news in familiar linguistic forms which subtly stabilize and…

Presents an editorial assignment that addresses students' inability to formulate and stick to a theme, and their lack of tight writing, by highlighting the similarities between editorial writing and magazine writing. (HTH)

Offers suggestions for instructors to consider in training journalism students to be reporters; specifically, that they emphasize the importance of observation, the development of creativity, and reporting over writing. (FL)

Explains the technique "editorial step-asides," which is designed to help students learn the difference between fact and opinion in a teacher's lecture. (FL)

Examines the impact of format (advertisement vs. news articles and releases) and source (commercial vs. noncommercial groups) on reactions to advocacy messages. (PD)

Describes a course that recently integrated instruction in reporting and editing into a basic newsgathering and processing class. (HTH)

Factors that influence attitudes toward a corporate environmental advertisement and its sponsoring company were examined with a quasi-experimental design. Subjects (undergraduate students) read one of five news stories about an ad touting an oil company's active environmental involvement to test for the effects of publication credibility and…

The use of an invented criminal justice story can serve as a "soap opera" designed to help teach beginning journalism students a few things about news values, news writing, and reporting. (HOD)

Discusses the use of video display terminals in a newswriting course when there is not enough equipment to go around, and presents ways to use the terminal to improve students' grammar. (HOD)

Describes writing exercises that release students' imaginative powers and help their news writing become fresher and more descriptive. (RL)

Constructs a model of the narrative structure of television news items by categorizing types of events, story subjects, actors, acted upon, narratives, themes, and symbols for a week of network and local news broadcasts. (JMF)

Points to distinctive elements in four award-winning high school yearbooks and one award-winning college yearbook. Includes page reproductions from each yearbook. (GT)

Describes three projects (a public records directory, an Iowa state reference file, and a reporter's reference guide) that help student journalists to develop respect for public records and to identify the most important and accessible records. (RL)