In the case of the Starr report on President Clinton, this exploratory study searches for evidence that the Internet might play a role in participatory democracy. Through indepth interviews of respondents who sought out the Starr report on-line it appears that viewing the document on the Internet had little impact on political participation. More…

Suggests that while the availability of television in a community affects the dissemination of political information, it is family politicization that is at the root of the causal chain to political interest, media use, and political information. (TO)

Reports a Colorado study that found that students use television less than other people and that older students use both television and newspapers more and radio less than younger students. (TO)

The study examines various public relations approaches used by school superintendents and school systems in the state of Tennessee. (FF)

Urges increased academic participation and reliance on academic expertise by Congress and the Federal Communications Commission in making policy decisions concerning the broadcasting industry. (RB)

Author describes the facilities and services available at the University of Leeds Centre for Television Research. (HB)

Examines how a film may either intentionally or unintentionally be made a vehicle of prejudice-- Hurry Sundown" as an example of the latter and The Birth of a Nation," of the former. (JM)

Determined the readability of large circulation, metropolitan newspapers in 11 different languages using the formula of sentence length plus word length. Swedish language newspapers were the most readable, Russian language newspapers the lease. (AEA)

Reports that newspaper and television coverage of presidential elections have increased at comparable rates since the mid-1950s and that most Blacks who vote use both media. (FL)

Traces the history of "The Working Man's Advocate," a labor newspaper that reflected the concerns of the working class during the early nineteenth century. (FL)