The Deputy Director-General of the British Independent Television Authority outlines "the present organization of Independent Television, with particular reference to the relations between the Authority and its programme companies." (Author/LS)

"Reports on the region-wide communicating power of TV in Michigan's remote Upper Peninsula." (Editor)

In a speech before the 45th Annual Convention of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (Washington, November 9-12, 1969), the U.S. Commissioner of Education discusses the need of integrating educational technology--particularly educational television--into the process of educational improvement in this country. (LS)

An analysis of the problem of illiteracy and a review of several articles on the subject that have appeared in "Educational Television International." Concluded is that, while television by itself will not provide "the panacea for all the problems of world illiteracy," it can make a more powerful contribution to solving the problem than others…

The Multi-Level Linguistic Captioning Project at public television station WGBH in Boston developed a method of captioning that controls vocabulary and idiomatic expressions, syntax, and inference at each of three captioning levels (simplest language, greater sophistication, and most difficult). Examples are provided along with background…

Results of a survey completed by 2,232 hearing impaired persons using closed captioned TV systems indicated that most viewers are satisfied with the captions and with the close captioned programs which dominate their viewing time. News and movies were most frequently mentioned for programs which should be captioned. (CL)

Discusses the attitudes of educators toward educational television, the advances in videotaping technology, the problem of copyright protection of televised material, and the limitations caused by the lack of instructional television specialists. (IRT)

Discusses a proposal to use satellite communication systems to bring a current events program into the classroom. The author argues that the immediacy of the program would incite students to learn and would make the connection between news and knowledge. (IRT)

Experienced policemen and police trainees were interviewed about their attitudes toward television police programs. Experienced policemen were more critical of these programs, believing that the glamour, excitement, and heroics they portray are detrimental to their work and their relations with the public. (Author/GC)

Tips are given to aid in the successful television production of dance activities from a college studio. (LH)