Describes a telephone survey conducted to find out who, if any, of the cable subscribers in Trempealeau County (Wisconsin) were watching Trempealeau County Community Television, a local access cable channel, and which of those viewers were tuning in to programs produced by local Extension agents. (CT)

Examines the determinants and consequences of the Korean "Family Reunion Program" aired in June 1983. Compares the medium and audience involved to current definitions of media events. (MS)

Examines the obligations placed upon Catholic educators by the pervasiveness of television. Describes "The Media Mirror," a Christian-value-oriented student guide to television viewing, that seeks to develop an understanding of television's role and influence, foster constructive use of television, and clarify Christian values as…

Indicates that while a preference for crime shows is related to support for punitive criminal justice policies, sex and race are also strongly related to such support. (FL)

Reports a study of the ways young children view television. The more common style involves uncritical absorption which seems debilitating to the child, while the other style provides the viewer with skills for discovering meaning within the program and beyond. Suggestions are given for parents to encourage the more critical style of watching.…

Examines forms of media in today's electronic environment including television, microcomputers, video games, and music television, and considers these media forms and their effects on cognitive processing. Implications for teachers and instructional designers in achieving curricular balance between print and electronic media are discussed. (MBR)

Cites episodes from "The Bill Cosby Show,""Family Ties," and "Hill Street Blues" to suggest the humanizing potential of television. (EL)

Concludes that viewers of television news tend to focus on the audio and are not disturbed by discontinuity in the video. (FL)

Outlines some of the sophisticated advances in technology that are taking place and ways schools can integrate these advances into the schools. Reviews four areas: critical viewing skills, cable television, video cassettes, and videodiscs. (MD)

Researchers studying the educational uses of computers can learn from the mistakes of television research. They should: avoid asking whether computers teach better than other media; utilize holistic as well as standard experimental paradigms; and realize that when learners encounter a new medium, a wide range of usages and outcomes should be…

Discusses characteristics of commercial television as a form of mass media, describes how the public diminishes mass media's influence by use of several psychological devices, although children are more affected by it, and suggests several reasons to be skeptical about the influence of "The Day After" even among children. (MBR)

Concludes that gender gap is a better predictor than political attitudes of determining who will view a television program and how they will react to it. (FL)

Suggests that audience-determined measures used to assess television newscast quality are linked to popularity and not to the substance or the technical quality of the programs. (FL)

Tested the idea that exposure to television people could affect children's judgments of a real person introduced after watching television. Found that television can prime traits and provide a frame of reference for use in encoding new information about people. (PD)

Shows that the electronic media compete with reading and may affect students' reading achievement. (FL)