Considers the effects of electronic media on the developing brains of children. Topics include the attentional demands of electronic media; commercial sponsorship; brain development, including memory systems and response systems; and what a developing mind can bring to the electronic media. (LRW)

Describes improvements in closed circuit television systems which make the systems easier and more useful for school security. One such innovation is the movement to tapeless systems that digitally record on computer hard drives: digital video multiplexers/recorders (DVMRs). (EV)

"Warehouse Warriors" is a cable channel program related to mastering household technologies. Student teams from Central Michigan University and Purdue University raced against time and each other to design and build a winning home-improvement project. (JOW)

Surveys mall shoppers to determine the relative informativeness of retail advertising. Finds that newspaper advertisements are considered the most informative with radio commercials next and television commercials least. Finds that newspaper ads are more irritating than radio or television advertising. Finds older and wealthier shoppers more…

This filmography lists more than 150 made-for-television movies featuring a lawyer or centering around a courtroom. Each entry provides: title; cast; director; writer; literary source; production company; film length; whether the film is in black and white or color; original year of broadcast; and a brief annotation. (12 references) (MES)

Explores satellite news gathering (SNG) in the local television news room. Finds that SNG makes new demands on reporters and may result in less local news. (RS)

Analyzes the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) assignment of renewal expectancy to existing broadcast licensees within the framework of the Commission's ongoing inquiry into the comparative renewal process. Discusses and analyzes the rationales given by the Commission to justify its current policy. Finds only the criteria of excellent…

Presents results of a survey among video teleconferencing users at three separate sites of a large aerospace firm to determine whether users perceived changes in the formal meeting genre when comparing face-to-face exchange with video teleconferencing. Concludes that time constraints played a role in the success or failure of video…

Describes the principal occupations involved with television and motion picture production: producers, photographers, electricians, sound mixers, and script supervisors. Discusses salaries, hours, employment opportunities, and schools. (JOW)

Discusses the use of literature in the television program "Beauty and the Beast." Suggests that, despite his inhuman appearance, the Beast has transcended the physical confinement of the tunnels and has traveled the universe of his imagination. (RS)

Notes that television is already being used in helping professions, citing interest to mental health counselors of concepts of modeling, feedback, self-confrontation, feedforward, and self-modeling. Discusses variety of uses of video in mental health counseling, focusing on equipment, preparation, and applications. (NB)

This article offers guidelines to academics in institutions of higher education who are asked to do television interviews. It addresses the decision of whether or not to accept an interview invitation, preparation for the interview, and the choice (if available) between a live or taped interview. (MSE)

Discusses the dynamics of human interaction as manifested through the confines of the talk-show, and explores how the talk-show medium defines and manipulates the language "event" (communicative activity) through its own set of paralinguistic rules and theatrical techniques. (WS)

Assesses the effectiveness of two reality explanations on children's reactions to frightening programs. Shows that neither influenced younger children's emotional or cognitive reactions, whereas the special tricks explanation reduced older children's emotional responses with no impact on their interpretation. Shows that the real life explanation…

Examines origins of wildlife films. Outlines their tension between education and entertainment. Looks at how Disney codified wildlife films as a coherent genre by imposing conventionalized narrative frameworks upon them. Discusses factors influencing wildlife television in the 1990s. Concludes that wildlife films are a valid and distinct film and…