Discusses the question of the influence of mass media and interpersonal communication on the growth of partisan independence among American preadults and concludes that preadults become increasingly independent as they get older. (DF)

Argues that an appreciation of the religious milieu of the Zenger case can help to explain the nature of the defense, the meaning of the jury's verdict, and the ambiguous legacy of the trial for freedom of expression in the United States. (FL)

Concludes that reader enjoyment is related to both syntactic and semantic unpredictability. (FL)

Argues that the ways in which Midwestern and Plains schools of journalism differ from those of ivy league schools can be advantageous, specifically in the areas of research, service, and accreditation. (HTH)

Concludes that Western democracies tend to intervene in their press according to their economic philosophies rather than in terms of specific press policy. (FL)

Concludes that those who vote are more likely to use newspapers as sources of local and state political news than those who do not vote. (FL)

Examines the Hall-Mills murder case and the Browning separation--two events extensively covered by the press in the l920s--to see how they were shaped by the media into morality plays. (FL)

Reports that coders were able to judge adequately the difference between immediate reward and delayed reward in news stories but not the difference between subcategories. (FL)

A controlled experiment studying effects of adding voice-over sound to a silent electronic text service tested program acceptability and memory retention. Results indicate no significant differences in ratings for acceptability although the test for memory retention resulted in significantly higher scores for the sound group on recall and…

Found that (1) neighborhood leaders' agendas and definitions of issues compared highly with those of residents, especially the most educated residents, while (2) neighborhood papers' agendas and definitions were much less related to those of residents. (PD)

Examines the Reagan administration's use of cost as an argument for amending the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Finds two general problems with the argument: (1) incomplete, inconsistent, and inaccurate reporting of FOIA costs and (2) agency attitudes that affected the cost estimates they presented. (FL)

Concludes that in the years since the revolution, Cuba has developed a modern mass media system that is fully used for national development. (FL)

Traces the public interest concept in libel to the time of "Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.," which supposedly rejected the concept, and beyond, demonstrating that the problem many free press advocates associate with the decision is really a consequence of the public interest test those same advocates cherish. (FL)

Discusses lack of integration between communication and educational technology research, and argues that theory and research must be reciprocal, that media research efforts will continue to produce limited observations without acknowledgement of commonality with communication, and that findings of previous media research need to be integrated…

Concludes that eliteness of a nation as a news source is the most important criterion for news selection in the Canadian press. (FL)