Katz answers several criticisms of his research proposals for the British Broadcasting Corporation regarding the narrowness of their scope, the definition of professionalism in broadcasting, the question of theory in communication research, and the question of the broadcasters' involvement in the organizational framework in which the proposals…

Describes the results of preliminary experiments to investigate the effects of communications medium (face-to-face and two-way closed circuit television) on the fundamental frequency of speakers in a dyadic communications situation. (JMF)

Investigated the instructional effects of externally controlled pacing of multiple choice questions on the achievement of students when tested by means of projected slides. (Author)

Sutton-Smith's games typologies were applied to television viewing preferences in order to construct a television classification based on Sutton-Smith's three types, and ascertain whether or not 204 adolescents designated as potents, strategists, and fortunists could be distinguished in terms of their games involvement, attitudes to sport, and…

Reports on a study of the agenda-setting function of the media in a rural central Illinois city, during an off-election year. (GW)

Identifies four key conceptual problems in the uses and gratifications approach and notes issues that must be resolved in order for the formulation to be maximally productive.

While data did not reveal blatant sex stereotyping in reporters' news stories, more subtle bias in assertions about job qualifications were present. (KS)

Considers how definitions of teaching and learning have informed educational broadcasters' rationales for their work and how these are manifested in the textual strategies of specific programs. A theoretical framework for accounting for the ways educational television seeks to implicate its viewers in the learning process is then developed. (RP)

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…

Examines common scholarly characterizations of the American penny press of the 1830s and 40s that together provide a myth of origins of the contemporary U.S. press. Criticizes inaccuracies and misleading elements in this mythology and its implications for subsequent debate about U.S. journalism. (JK)

Reports findings of two experiments that provide support for the construct validity of the news bias categories. (FL)

Concludes that people who are older, more educated, and have a high surveillance need are more likely to be newspaper subscribers than are other types of people. (FL)

Summarizes six studies that look at (1) development news in two Asian countries, (2) U.S. media citations in "Neues Deutschland," (3) censoring ("editing") the comics, (4) how newspapers cover education in three countries, (5) newspaper advertisements in Canadian election campaigns, and (6) school-press relations. (FL)

Presents a definition of educational technology that points to three areas where research is needed: instructional theory, design-oriented research, and instructional design procedures. Computer assisted instruction and perceptions of media and technologies are discussed, and 74 references are given. (Author/LRW)

Indicates that 73 percent of the writers agreed or strongly agreed that lack of time to do adequate research was their biggest problem. Shows that 68 percent said that they seldom or never used the full text, database retrieval systems, citing as reasons institutional and personal constraints and inadequate training. (JD)