While much contemporary theoretical discussion has centered upon "professionalism" in broadcast journlism, little attention has been paid to describing the professional orientations of currently practicing newsmen. Results ofa survey that tested the self-concept of working journalists in television and radio revealed that the respondents…

The aims and activities of the CITIZENS Communications Center are summarized in this pamphlet. CITIZENS, a Washington, D.C. based resource center, provides technical assistance, research and educational services to citizens and community groups attempting to remind the broadcast industry of its duty to serve the interest of all segments of the…

This report describes the local economy of a rural area in South Carolina at the time a brick plant was established and examines the shortrun impact of the plant through its first year of operation in 1963. During its first year, the plant provided jobs for 25 of the area's unskilled laborers, who had been working seasonally in declining farm,…

In this digest of information about printing a brief survey of the history of printing precedes detailed explanations of the processes and the materials involved in printing. The four major printing processes--letterpress, gravure, offset lithography, and screen--are explained. Steps in preparing art and copy for printing, including selection of…

This curriculum guide is based on 2 years of lectures and projects of a contemporary, special-interest aerospace program for promising students, ages 15-19. The program uses technical lectures, project activities and field trips to introduce students to the real engineering world of pioneering aerospace achievement, and the variety of skills and…

Twelve articles dealing with telecommunications systems are presented. The articles are for the most part considerations of some of the potential uses and of the technical problems of communication networks used for commercial and educational purposes. Among the topics are the application of communication technology to control pollution, the CATV…

Action for Children's Television (ACT), with financial support from the Ford Foundation, presented the Third National Symposium on Children and Television at Yale University in October, 1972. It brought together childhood professionals, such as pediatricians, nursery school directors, and child psychologists, and media people such as broadcasters,…

Designed to serve as a practical introduction to the functions of the broadcast media and as a guide to adjustment to demands imposed by the media on speakers, this book attempts to deal with special problems of the ordinary citizen in preparation for broadcast talks. A first part focuses on the media--changing patterns of communication,…

This anthology consists of two major sections, "The News Media" and "The Entertainment Media." Both feature essays by critics, working professionals, and professional observers of the media. One aim of the anthology is to show the pervasive effect of the media on us. The section on news media comments on such topics as credibility gap, Vice…

The results of a Manpower Needs Survey Conducted to discover the job opportunities available in two Maryland counties for the trainee or graduate of a community college is presented. The information presented was obtained from employers in Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties who were mailed questionnaires in February 1971. The sample of firms…

In their annual employment reports of 1972, the 609 commercial television stations included in this study reported that 10 percent of their 39,071 full time employees were drawn from members of minority groups, a slight increase from the nine percent reported in 1971. The proportion of women employees (22 percent) did not change between 1971 and…

The current state of cable television systems in the United States and Canada is the subject of this directory. Details given on each system (including those under construction) include subscribers, potential subscribers, names of the manager and chief technician, multiple system operator affiliation, technical capacities, program origination, and…

Prepared in response to a Department of the Interior request, this report is a comprehensive study of environmental conservation problems as they relate to or have impact on the petroleum industry. It contains the general comments and conclusions of The National Petroleum Council based on an analysis of detailed data. For presentation of key…

This paper summarizes the results of a survey of recent unpublished research studies, conducted in private industry and business, on the effectiveness of a variety of programs designed to develop management abilities. The purpose of the survey was to obtain information about private industry training evaluation practices which might be used or…

Unless educational technology is focused on the improvement of learning, it becomes simply a means of making education seem more efficient without being truly effective. Improved materials are urgently needed because of growing demand for individualized learning and teacher accountability. Schools now are forced to use inadequately verified…