Applies an interpersonal approach to understand gender differences in television use--males are socialized to be instrumental in communication while females are socialized to be focused on relationships. Finds limited support that males had an instrumental TV viewing style. Finds females had a relationship-oriented approach to television similar…

Discusses the paucity of serious academic research focusing on public broadcasting in the United States and Western Europe, the likely reasons for this, as well as the need to encourage more research. Details scholarly publishing in the 1990s in the field of public broadcasting. (JKP)

Reports an exploration of the effectiveness of different types and sizes of samples for content analyses of television network news. Compares simple random, monthly stratified, and quarterly/weekly stratified sampling, using annual "populations" of network newscasts. Finds that the most efficient technique was two random days per month. (SR)

Argues that the influence of televised, general election, presidential debates on prospective voters' perceptions of participating candidates may be larger than previous research suggests. Finds that two sources of debate effects have gone largely undetected to date: those based on candidates' relational communication, and those which are…

Examines actual use in television news broadcasts of video news releases (VNRs). Finds that all sizes of markets were likely to use VNRs. Finds that the most common use was as a voice-over story in an early evening newscast, and that VNRs associated with children and their safety or health got the greatest number of uses. (SR)

Sedentary behaviors, like television viewing, are positively associated with overweight among young people. To monitor national health objectives for sedentary behaviors in young adolescents, this project developed and assessed the reliability and validity of a brief questionnaire to measure weekly television viewing, usual television viewing, and…

This is a brief historical review of the key content and influence of the three predecessor publications to "Learning, Media and Technology," the "NECCTA Bulletin" (1968-1975), the "Journal of Educational Television" (1975-1995), and the "Journal of Educational Media" (1996-2004). Study of these publications…

In this essay, the author intends to review some of the leading proposals concerning the putative ontological differences between TV and film. The author attempts to undermine these alleged distinctions, generally arguing that they are based on too narrow a conception of TV (and sometimes of film). Specifically, the recurring problem is that these…

A model ordinance is proposed for the regulation of cable television in the city of Chicago. It defines the language of the ordinance, sets forth the method of granting franchises, and describes the terms of the franchises. The duties of a commission to regulate cable television are listed and the method of selecting commission members is…

A glossary defines the technical and legal terms used in discussion of cable television in nontechnical language. (JK)

A subject-oriented bibliography on cable television covers: issues, impact, background, utilization, system planning and public interest, local factors, and regulations of the Federal Communication Commission and other agencies. Over 60 entries are included. (MC)

A brief look at the history and current situation of VHF television. (DAG)