Instructional television (ITV) today is being used by only one-fifth of the schools in this country; even though television makes possible education tailor-made to the needs of each student, it is often used merely as a supplement to education as memorization of standardized facts. Television must be used to bring the world to the student and vice…

The Cable TV Study Committee of the Common Council of Detroit, Michigan studied in depth the possibilities, requirements, and implications of cable television for Detroit. Their detailed recommendations are presented, covering financing and construction, the need for engineering and financial projections, organization for operation, channel…

The Committee on Children's Television (CCT) since 1971 has been working with San Francisco Bay Area commercial television stations to make the stations aware of their responsibility towards children. CCT proposes to increase its effectiveness in this work in four inter-related ways: (1) family education--a program to provide the community with…

Although television presentations of theater, ballet and opera often lose something of the original, it can equally well be argued that almost any presentation of these arts on television provides large number of people with some access to arts which would otherwise be inaccessible. In addition, even though direct presentations of many works of…

Any notion that Community Antenna Television systems (CATV) could be a major instrument for change is predicated on its widespread use. It is also predicated on the assumption that CATV can yield profits in excess of those necessary to induce CATV investment, or a "surplus." Unless CATV could potentially generate high profits, no surplus…

Defines the violence profile as a set of indicators tracing aspects of the television world and of conceptions of social reality they tend to cultivate in the viewer's minds. Suggests using cultural indicators as a framework for a progress report on a long-range study of trends in television content and effects. (MH)

The most important element in good lighting is planning, not money. (Author)

The Westar I satellite communications system for public television is discussed, and rationale for the original construction of the system, programming capabilities utilizing multichannel distribution, and additional communications services are reviewed. (RAO)

What programming guidelines can be drawn from the results of an extensive film preference survey? (Author)

Television should be more extensively used for formal instruction of children and adults in school and at home. (Author/STS)

A closed circuit television network can provide continuing education to professionals where and when they need it, with savings in time, expense, and energy. (Author/STS)

A television broadcaster discusses television's reponsibility to educate, whether children are well served by television, and how television can be used to educate children and their families. (MT)

Examines the viewers of religious programing, the allure of televangelism, and how the electronic church has become good television and effective mass communication. (MS)

Examines all network prime-time television aired from 1963 through 1985 to determine the effect of available program options on inheritance effects. Indicates that a strong lead-in increases audience share, especially when the program is new, of the same type as the preceding program, or one of few viewing alternatives. (JD)