Offers a historical analysis of continuity and change in China's media reform. Discusses the interaction among ideologies, structure, and operation as well as reform's relationship to the political economy. Shows that the present reform has had the unintended effect of liberalizing China's media system, which contributes to the further erosion of…

Examines the development of mass media in China since 1949. Suggests that the rapid growth of television at a time when China is experiencing its fastest economic growth may indicate a mutual reinforcing relationship. Argues that television and entertainment may play an important role in economic growth since they may help build consensus and…

Compares news content in China Central Television's National Network News and "People's Daily" newspaper for a one-month period in 1992 with content from 15 years ago. Suggests that news in China provides Chinese society and people with the baseline knowledge needed for the building of a forced consensus, the basis of Communist rule, and…

Considers one location involving complex language skills, the offices of professional architects. Analyzes written and spoken texts in such an environment and the context of working relationships in which they are produced. Broadens a view of language competencies required by professional communicators. (HB)

Finds important differences between Quebecois and French mothers: the Quebecois mothers spoke more than French mothers and produced a greater number of assertive and expressive speech acts than the French mothers. Shows that speech used in both of these cultural groups varies according to the mother's child-rearing style, with coercive mothers…

Explores the relationship between media dependency and political perceptions in Chile, an ideologically monopolized media environment. Shows that, in an authoritarian political system, media dependency might have a significant impact on political perceptions, sustained even when taking into account the influence of sociodemographic variables, as…

Discusses the growing popularity and characteristics of departmentally sponsored internships for graduate students in communication master's degree programs. Provides a national profile of such internship programs. (HB)

Tests whether nominal compounds, the juxtaposition of three or more nouns, retain sufficient semantic information to justify their use for brevity. Finds that respondents often misidentified at least one out of five given headwords. Recommends reminding students of headwords' importance and employing nominal compounds only after their fuller…

Describes the development of a sociolinguistic inquiry method to explain the verbal communication processes operating between tutor and student. Explains the coding of audiotaped tutoring sessions in terms of the interaction moves of initiation, reply, evaluation, marker, and addition. Presents preliminary results and implications for research and…

Discusses developments in the field of mass communications over the last 10 years. Suggests that old polarities have been finally transcended or deconstructed and that a new set of questions is emerging which concern a range of particular issues and processes rather than generalities expressed in terms of the now untenable categories of viewer,…

Reports findings from a three-year study by a composition researcher and a psychiatrist of the revision of an important mental health book: "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders." Examines the revision using three methodologies. Concludes that the revision functions to achieve certain social and political effects. (HB)

Examines the effects of various mass media on political learning during the 1992 presidential campaign. Analyzes two voter surveys conducted in different states. Compares three indicators of political knowledge. Shows how campaign media added significantly to political knowledge among voters. (HB)

Distinguishes the cognitive, affective, and emotive effects produced by the 1992 presidential campaign, especially its presidential debates. Describes the kinds of cognitive effects engendered by the campaign activities and performances of the three major candidates. (HB)

Interpersonal and mass communication are aspects of the same basic discipline, but unnecessary divisions have evolved between the two. Through application of visual analysis concepts, encouragement is given toward reconnections between the two fields of study. Preconditions and assumptions that frame any communicating act are related to the…

Offers an overview of business-communication research in Malaysia and Singapore, discussing its close associations with business-communication teaching, professional organizations, and consulting. Discusses research directions in the region. (SR)