A 13-year-old who watched television excessively participated in a behavioral program featuring a token-actuated timer. Earned tokens activated the T.V. for 30-minute periods. The token-exchange system effectively reduced T.V. viewing and reductions were maintained at two followup points. (CL)

Finds substantial agreement among major media as to the mix of various news topics but substantial disagreement as to which specific stories should be used. (FL)

Examined drinking portrayals on the day time soap opera, "All My Children." Overall, "All My Children" was found to be doing a good job of accurately portraying drinking problems. Several good role models for social drinking and abstinence were presented and negative reinforcement for heavier or high risk drinking was frequent.…

Discusses the acquisition of a geosynchronous earth satellite receiving station and its subsequent impact on the foreign language curriculum at the University of Maryland's Baltimore County campus. Also outlines some current technological restraints. (EKN)

Investigates whether size of broadcast market is associated with the variety of information broadcast by television stations in a community and describes what each station within a market contributes to a community's information with respect to unique news stories. Concludes that the larger the market, the more unique stories broadcast. (FL)

The video coordinator for the Trenton, Michigan, schools tells how they use educational access cable television to broadcast information about schools to the community. (MLF)

Describes television archives, including university collections such as the Vanderbilt Television News Archive. (PD)

An historical account of how television has improved the quality of its historical programming over the last 30 years is presented. Teachers are no longer hostile toward the medium; they now believe that television is a potential source for profitable learning experiences. (RM)

Despite its clear advantages, international broadcasting is a neglected technology in the promotion and learning of foreign languages. With good electronic reception and, thus, effective listening, the potential usefulness is great in the areas of oral receptive language skills, language acquisition, and cross-cultural understanding. (SL)

Recent advances in technology and the increased availability of videotape equipment in schools have raised innumerable questions about a teacher's right to tape television programs "off the air". A series of guidelines that have evolved from judicial findings in copyright cases are discussed. (Author/RK)

Adult learners differ from their younger counterparts in a number of ways. Of great importance to continuing education efforts is the fact that they are highly receptive to the appropriate use of educational technology. (Author)

The elderly represent an important audience for programing which could be developed jointly by continuing education specialists and people working with cable television. Some initial work in New England points to areas of collaboration for an effort of this kind which appear promising. (JY)

Seattle's KCTS/9 solicits and utilizes community input in making SPC-III decisions. (Author)