Concludes that while blacks appeared in approximately 25 percent of the news in a given time period, the majority of the time they were seen but not heard in television newscasts. (RB)

This paper gives a brief overview and history of the Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) begun at California State University, Chico (CSUC) in the spring of 1975, and describes the on-going operations of television activities at CSUC, the only five-year institution of higher education in Northeastern California. Currently known as…

On the premise that a gap has developed between the newsworthiness of the national political party conventions and the television network resources allocated to cover them, the three major networks' coverage of the 1980 Democratic and Republican national conventions was analyzed to document patterns that influence the networks' portrayal of party…

Intended to assist students in locating information and literature for the sociological study of the media, this guide concentrates largely on radio, television, newspaper, and magazine reference sources. The first section of the guide lists reference works, including handbooks; English, French, and bilingual dictionaries and encyclopedias;…

Because it is essential that, wherever applicable, new technologies be integrated with the developing public broadcasting system, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is committed to a policy which will seek to have communication satellites utilized to the fullest for the benefit of all engaged in noncommercial broadcasting and communications.…

A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AND TEACH A HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS COURSE VIA TELEVISION WAS PRESENTED. A FACULTY MAMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HEADED THE PROGRAM. THE FIRST 1-YEAR COURSE WAS BEGUN IN SEPTEMBER 1956, CONSISTING OF 162 DAILY HALF-HOUR LESSONS, TELECAST TO 26 LOCAL CLASSES. DURING THE TELECASTS, PHOTOGRAPHY WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH…