Summarizes research dealing with: (1) the first daily newspaper in English, (2) ownership trends in cable television, (3) how women's magazines cover living alone, (4) city/regional magazines, (5) developing criteria for a farm magazine, and (6) media coverage of political events and issues. (FL)

Reports on a study which attempted to delineate cultural differences between middle-class White and Black females by determining if they have different reference groups as reflected in media usage habits. Findings showed that magazine, radio, and television use differed between groups. Differences were not considered indicative of true cultural…

Suggests that verbal and visual literacy are interdependent and that English departments should take on the task of heightening visual literacy. (AEA)

Discusses the advantages of the SCHOOLDISC project, a videodisc program designed to provide stimulus materials that complement classroom instruction, and takes issue with Pauline Gough's article contrasting SCHOOLDISC and "ThinkAbout." Includes a response from Gough. (WD)

Perhaps the sixties media revolution burned out because it was too concerned with pigeonholing the various forms rather than probing them. But given some convincing theories and some solid resources, educators of the eighties can profitably rekindle that revolution. (Author)

Composer Jack Beeson discusses the distinctively American themes and music of his operas and comments on opera composition in general, matters of style, and the televising of opera. This article is part of a theme issue on opera. (SJL)

Reports that all indices of political change tested were found to correlate significantly with exposure to televised political advertisements in the 1975 Chicago mayoral campaign. Notes that the correlations were not significantly different among voters with high, medium, and low levels of political involvement. (GT)

Analyzes the UHF television service; concludes that technically and economically UHF is still not equal to VHF and may never be, and that commercial affiliated UHF stations are far from achieving parity with VHF stations in the areas of news, public affairs, and nonentertainment programing in the public interest. (GT)

A series of 30 television lessons is one effort toward helping to solve the problem of teenage pregnancy and parenthood. (Author/MLF)

Provides a state-by-state listing of instructional television specialists, most of whom work for educational television stations. (IRT)

Challenges the appropriateness of Carnegie II's commercial advertiser-oriented recommendations on audience analysis for public broadcasting. Using the life-style method which collects data on the importance of television or radio in audience members' lives is suggested. (CMV)

Discussed is how taking college courses at home via television and other formats can save students valuable commuting time and, even more important, gas money. (Author/TG)

Segments of the 1980 National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) conference were to be telecast nationally by satellite. The author briefly explains the satellite transmission process and advises Catholic educators on how to pick up the broadcast through their local cable television system. (SJL)

Presents an overview of China's Beijing Broadcasting and Television University: background, establishment, administration and structure, students, courses, teaching package, and course production. (JD)

Discusses the effect television has on youth in making them visually literate and how educators should use this information to make education more effective. (CHC)