Reports that the position in a news story of biasing information about a robbery suspect had little effect on judgments of the suspect's innocence or guilt. (GT)

A count of the characters in two combined groups of local and United Press International news stories suggests that the frequency ranking of the letters used most in typesetting is ETAOIN RSHLDCU, rather than the traditional ETAOIN SRHLDCU or the order reported by I. E. Fang in 1966. (GT)

To determine if the location or type of a picture affects reading comprehension, college students read a passage and then answered multiple-choice questions that assessed different types of incidental learning. Subjects who viewed a picture after reading the passage scored higher than those who viewed before reading. (Author/JEG)

Reports the results of an analysis of appearance characteristics of a sample of joint ownership newspapers, which yielded information about factors related to the adoption of modern newspaper design. (GT)

Briefly reviews research on the effectiveness of CAI in instruction, and describes a study comparing the performance of students using one program for basic marketing--TRMP (Tutorial Review of Marketing Principles)--with or without a study guide, the study guide alone, and a traditional class. (BBM)

Reports that a majority of the 208 newspaper-sponsored magazines in the United States and Canada depend on freelance submissions to fill their pages. (GT)

In 19 of 21 magazines, coverage of objectors was favorable, with coverage of those who refused to serve only in Vietnam the most favorable and of evaders and deserters the most unfavorable. (KS)

Discusses the findings of recent surveys of viewing habits and attitudes toward programing and concludes that television is basically a vehicle for light entertainment. (KS)

Image size, viewing angle, and contrast affect performance of a visual discrimination task. Further, the three factors interaction in their effect on performance. (Author)

Focuses on the organizational use of transcendent appeals to redefine "sin" into a "virtue." Analyzes Johnson Controls' apologia after critics charged that its "fetal protection policy" was discriminatory. Examines the redefinitions and ultimate terms invoked by the company to justify its choice of policy. (PA)

Examines military occupation force's role in shaping Japan's contemporary broadcasting system. Notes that controls placed on Japanese broadcasters were often rigorous and uncompromising, despite Washington's initial instructions to give guidance to the Japanese without overt control. Suggests that this domination created an environment conducive…

Proposes a framework for analyzing information portrayed in different media, for example, in text and in diagrams. The framework attaches information to propositions, then analyzes text and diagrams as being interpreted languages with the ability to refer to propositions. The approach is illustrated with Venn diagrams. (Author/LRW)

Discussion of how the information age may alter forms and use of media focuses on personal media, or community media, as opposed to mass media. Topics include controlling the point of view; the idea of appropriation; storytelling, or narrative; and the need to bring technology and humanism back together. (LRW)

Analyzes full-page advertisements in four national magazines for the years 1980 to 1986. Finds (1) endorsements occurred in about half of the advertisements; (2) endorsers most used were celebrities; (3) advertisements with endorsers contain less information; and (4) celebrities most often endorsed personal care or apparel products. (RS)

Compares interpretive media research with traditional media research. Suggests that interpretivism's distinctiveness from earlier work is not always entirely clear and that, through an analysis of the challenges that interpretivism poses to preceding traditions, these challenges may be illusory. (MG)