A three-year research project, including more than one year in a network affiliate station, provided the material for an analysis of current practices in television news programming. Based on the thesis that the organization of news encourages the oversimplification of events, this analysis traces the foundation of the bias called the "news…

In the United States, where printed literature is the primary vehicle of myth, the journalist plays a critical role as creator and perpetuator of myth through the narrative form. Narratives of fiction or fact express the traditions and metaphors of a particular culture and transform archetypal myths into myths unique to that culture. A comparison…

A study was conducted to determine how people react to unnamed or veiled news sources in newspaper articles. A group of 283 persons, chosen at random from three contrasting communities, was asked to read two articles dealing with different topics, one with sources quoted by name and one with euphemisms ("a White House spokesman,""a…

Random samples were drawn from the city directories of Columbus, Nebraska, and Grand Forks, North Dakota, for a study of the ability of readers to detect and differentiate between straight news and editorials. Each respondent completed a Likert-type instrument, which had a split-half reliability of 0.87. Analyses indicated that there were…

This book is designed to introduce the fundamentals of broadcast news writing. The first three chapters concern leads, organization of material, and grammar and style. Chapter four brings the news writer into contact with the technological and aesthetic demands of radio and discusses interviews, lead-ins, and tag lines. Chapter five deals with…

Describes how a teacher integrated a lecture on business fundamentals into a news writing course. (RL)

Compares how Pennsylvania newspaper editors and journalism educators ranked what they considered the most important skills a newsman should have. Both groups agreed that the three most important attributes were the ability to write stories clearly and interestingly, to use the tools of expression (spelling, grammar, punctuation) properly, and to…

Reports on the components of a journalism course devoted specifically to news writing and reporting about public education issues. (RL)

Analyzes Cuba's journalism education programs, noting that they may be impeded by Communist ideological constraints. (RL)

Students learn the value of research by conducting field studies and by sending copies of their stories to local news media. (RL)

Reports on a survey of the perceptions of editors of 99 Pennsylvania daily newspapers regarding their coverage of business and economic news. Questions dealth with adequacy of coverage, news stories covered, how the news is covered and written, advertiser influence, decision makers, and space given to business coverage. (GW)

Defines the different kinds of consumer reports and outlines the steps that help the high school journalist to write pertinent information for readers. (MB)

Raises questions about current student journalistic practices in such areas as news and editorial writing, selection of artwork and photography, and choice of newspaper content; offers suggestions for improving student newspapers. (GW)

Reports that both "good" and "poor" students benefited from the "Personalized System of Instruction" in a news writing course. (RL)

Shows how the press club, which informs the local media about a school's sports events, plays a valuable role in many independent schools. (GW)