Internal analyses of the data and comparisons with other historical studies indicate that the "New York Times" has represented the amount of political and social violence in the United States fairly well. (RB)

A recounting of the author's experiences after becoming a gay activist at Kent State University. (JH)

Assesses the impact of the student newspaper at Michigan State University on the decision-making of student voters in both local and national elections. (RB)

Presents research on the nonverbal aspects of messages conveyed by news and advertisements on television during the 1972 Presidential election campaign. (RB)

Results support the hypothesis that foreign affairs issues decided the outcome of the 1972 Presidential election and even in papers which endorsed George McGovern the editorials on foreign affairs favored Richard Nixon. (RB)

This paper provides a selected review of the literature pertaining to corporate advocacy (non-product advertising by corporations, addressing political or social issues). More specifically, the paper examines research from the communication, business, public relations, and advertising literature dealing with justifications for the practice of…

This paper presents a discussion of events within national sport organizations that have recently addressed the problem of homophobia in sports; in particular, the social, professional, and political harassment of lesbian women who are career athletes. A brief overview is given of the stance of feminists, both liberal humanist and radical, on the…

This volume contains an address by Richard John Neuhaus entitled "Let the Church Be the Church" in which it is asserted that the crisis in Christian social ethics today is a crisis of faith which calls for spiritual, theological, and ethical renewal. The address is a retrospective look at the Vietnam-era debate between Neuhaus and Paul Ramsey,…

Reconstructing journalism history is as important for contemporary mass communication professionals as it is for scholars and their students because looking at the past from a minority standpoint--in this case women circa the turn of the century--presents social issues which form the background of controversies going on today, such as the argument…

The political trials of the past two decades have shown the misuse and abuse of judicial summary contempt power in limiting individual liberty. The primary justification offered for use of the contempt power has been the need to deter obstruction of the administration of justice. The trials of the Chicago 7 and the Black Panthers were intricately…

A study investigated the relationship of campaign media attention to cognition, strength of the commitment to the candidate choice, and probability of voting. The 1985 gubernatorial campaign in Virginia was selected for analysis. A model constructed for predicting voting tendencies hypothesizes that the role of the mass media is largely indirect,…

This paper examines in two parts the Korean women's movement of the 1980s. Part 1, "National Unification and the Task of the Women's Movement in Korea" contains an overview of Korean unification attempts and discusses the role of the women's movement. The Federation of Korean Women's Organizations (FKWO), formed in 1987, is an umbrella…

This questionnaire-style pamphlet was designed for child advocates, community activists, professionals, public officials, policymakers, parents, citizens, members of the media, political leaders, and those seeking public office in 1988. The focus is primarily on issues affecting American children and families and on facts having implications for…

Author believed that the Coleman Report represented a conservative political act, that the point of view toward young people is politically conservative, and that the document is designed to satisfy the needs and wishes of the status quo. (Editor/RK)