Effects of the importance of plot-relevant information on 4- to 6-year-old children's memory for four televised stories was examined in two experiments. Free recall and cued recall of idea units rated for importance by college students were assessed. Recognition following failed cued recall was also assessed. (Author/BN)

Ninety-one children participated in a study which evaluated a critical television-viewing skills curriculum. Students were given a comprehensive test of reality versus fantasy portrayals, special effects, and commercials. Methodology and results are presented and analyzed. (JL)

Reviews the cable television production course at the University of Northern Colorado. Considers technical needs and scheduling for the course, and discusses problems associated with student newscasts. Concludes that the production course provided valuable experience for broadcast journalism students. (MM)

Determines that local attempts to regulate cable television programing run contrary to established federal policy. (FL)

This article describes how to involve students in creative follow-up activities for the six-episode public television series called "Newscast from the Past." Suggested are a class newspaper, mock interviews, time lines, and student-made newscasts complete with commercials. Includes ordering information for the teacher's guide to the…

Describes the Children's Television Workshop (CTW) production model, a general process model utilized in the production of "Sesame Street" and all other CTW productions. The model's assumptions are explicated and its effectiveness is assessed using Scriven's logic of evaluation. (MBR)

Examines the relationship between narrative structure and production techniques in two television programs, "All in the Family" and "M*A*S*H." Argues that the communicative ability of any television narrative is, in large part, a function of the production techniques used. (PD)

Describes how four Illinois school districts have dealt with declining enrollments and teacher shortages by developing an interactive system using local cable television systems to broadcast courses that are shared between schools. The evaluation of the first two years of programing has been encouraging. (MD)

Concludes that daytime serials are a major source of information about mental illness and that the image of such illness presented in the serials is distorted and inaccurate. (FL)

Procedures used in real-time (live) television captioning are reviewed, and aspects of the captioning process, such as time delay, use of verbatim captions, targeted reading rates, ways to indicate changes in speakers, and accuracy are considered. Use of real-time captioning in closed-caption television in the classroom is noted. (CL)

Concludes that older siblings dominate younger ones in the choice of television programs. (FL)

A lecturer in the School of Education, Nottingham University, contends that teaching about the media need not be an elaborately complex business. He suggests some of the constituents of a worthwhile course, the nature and effects of television images, and areas for further investigation. (PD)

Reviews literature concerning television's role in influencing child violence and delinquency and presents data from a survey of 3500 students in three public schools. Concludes that studying media variables--program preference, for instance--is more rewarding than trying to establish a direct link between television and aggressive behavior. (KH)

Reviews research and data regarding the effects of television violence on viewers, especially children. (GC)

This study investigated Israeli adolescents' differential perceptions of social conflicts in the "real" world and in television news. Overall results suggest that, when asked to do so, adolescents are able to differentiate between the social conflicts and their symbolic representations in television news. (PD)