The authors describe a project designed to facilitate rapid transmission of scientific and technical information through expanded use of television and video-tape recording. The basic system utilizes remotely operated video-tape cameras to record and review conferences and lectures. Since the participants are undisturbed by cameramen and…

Telephone interviews were conducted with 112 residents of three rural Wyoming counties to determine sources of general and agricultural news and patterns of media use. Results indicated that farm and ranch news is gained from all facets of the mass media, but that magazines are used as a source more than is any other medium. Magazine usage was…

Abstracts of 13 research investigations, speeches, and bibliographic resources, collected by the Suburban Press Research Center, are provided in this paper. Topics of discussion include the following aspects of the suburban press: pretrial coverage, characteristics of communities served by suburban newspapers, science news coverage, the role of…

Recent worldwide studies on the viewing habits of children emphasize the large amount of time spent viewing television and the potential influence that television has to shape the behavior of children. Extensive research has investigated the short and long term effects of viewing television violence, and the results, though complex, suggest that…

An experiment was designed to compare the value of the Skinner Teaching Machine with more traditional teaching methods and to compare various means of presenting material via the teaching machine. Material from the United States Navy Basic Electricity course was programed into three series of items: one completion, one multiple choice, and one…

The first of a three-volume final report contains results of six studies on teaching visually impaired students (grades 4-12) to use recorded reference materials. It is explained in the first study that 36 blind Ss demonstrated an acceptable level of proficiency in using dictionary and encyclopedia materials after being trained on the Aural Study…

The second of a three-volume final report presents results of three studies on indexing systems for tape recordings used by blind persons. Study I is explained to have compared five tonal index codes in order to identify a code that required minimal display time, that had easily discriminable characters, and that could be easily learned. Results…

Provides an overview of recent Presidential requests for network time for addressing nationwide television audiences, examines the network responses to these requests, and notes the extent to which network access has enabled the Presidents to influence public opinion. (MH)

Demonstrates the effectiveness of interactive cable television in the delivery of social services to senior citizens. Increased awareness of community problems, expanded knowledge about social services, and greater involvement in social processes are noted in a survey of the viewers of the New York University--Reading (Pennsylvania) Consortium…

Describes evaluation methods currently in use by the BBC's advisory councils and by external researchers in collaboration with them. (BR)

Reports the findings of an analysis of the impact of a major criminal event on the size of the total broadcast audience, on media-switching behavior, and on station-switching behavior. (GW)

Investigated measures that match the advertisement to the "best" publication for the greatest exposure. (RL)

Explores the contemporary relationship of India's cultural media and mass media, primarily through a content analysis of a sample of popular Indian newspapers and magazines. (GW)

Reviews relevant case law concerning attempts to recover damages from newspapers and other media sources for emotional distress independent of other injury. (KS)

Reports on two studies, conducted in Jerusalem, that indicated that those who saw and heard news recalled slightly more than those who only heard; difference in recall was greater among the best educated subjects. (KS)