Unidimensionality of media exposure is found for low, but not for high, socioeconomic groups in a developing urban setting, reflecting socioeconomic constraints on access to media. (KS)

Revealed a negative relationship to exposure to drug advertising and use of illicit drugs in the sample population. (KS)

Third and fourth grade pupils saw a slide story with taped dialog and listened to a second story on audiotape. The research question was whether the form of the story would affect the children's moral judgments. (Author)

States that understanding media acquisition behavior is becoming increasingly important because the amount of and access to information is growing at a staggering pace. Hypothesizes that both task routineness and source accessibility influence media selection. Tests hypotheses by having subjects select among media. Shows an interaction effect of…

Discusses the World Wide Web (WWW) as a multimedia delivery system, sources of variation in WWW art sites, pioneers on the electronic frontiers of art, and dimensions of electronic exhibition space. Discusses characteristics of early and of second-generation WWW art sites, how they compare, and evolution of the art site on the WWW. (SR)

Develops an interpretation of contemporary social and cultural life which conceives of "the religious" as radically located within "the secular." Notes that such a situation implicates some received understandings, particularly in the area of secularization. Explores implications for media theory and research, along with…

Focuses on the convergent rationale and use of media within performance centered design and how that can affect user performance using real-time electronic performance support system appliance design. Discusses the more effective time-based, interactive, and synchronized media types that have become viable with technological advancements.…

Examines factors that may influence future ties between television networks and their affiliate stations. Surveys by mail affiliate general managers for the three commercial networks, asking programming questions and questions about level of loyalty to the networks. Finds that organization factors appear to be more essential in network-affiliate…

Examines the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) public relations efforts concerning the Hubble telescope. Proposes that NASA's poor public relations exacerbated problems: NASA oversold the telescope before it was deployed, failed to develop a plan for release of images, provided misleading flight reports, and reported…

Investigates Asian and European students' perceptions of imbalance in international news reported in the United States media. Finds that both European and Asian students find bias in world news coverage in United States media, but notes that the more Western-oriented students are more critical of media coverage. (RS)

Examines geographical proximity as a contributing factor in source selection. Finds that proximity affects both the number and type of sources used. (RS)

Reviews the past five years of community ties research. Examines recent research for evidence of progress in resolving important conceptual issues, and discusses problems that still persist despite previous cautions. (RAE)

Argues that, in terms of demography of attention, broadcast economics, the excitation of wide public commentary, and First and Third World media dependency issues, American Olympic television is a worthwhile object of scrutiny for mass communication researchers. Appraises two studies by Thomas Farrell and Eric Rothenbuhler (same issue). (SR)

Explores the potential role of mental imagery for media effects in emotional responses to frightening mass media, and in the effects of the media on beliefs in UFOs. Finds that individual differences in vividness of mental imagery may play a crucial role in moderating both types of media impact. (SR)

Argues that member interaction provides a contextual frame through which intersubjective interpretations of media texts emerge. Details the interactional resources that facilitate the reflexive co-accomplishment of context and text by one specific interpretive community. Provides an empirical answer to exactly how one interpretive community frames…