Examines the stability-reliability of two of the gratification constructs--surveillance and communicatory utility--to provide evidence on the convergence of several of the indicators used in previous research and to examine the interrelationships between the constructs. (FL)

Reviews United States Supreme Court decisions since 1900 to show that free speech decisions often rest on the circumstances surrounding the speech. Indicates that freedom of speech wins out over privacy when social or political function but not when personal happiness is the issue.

Concludes that the juvenile justice system is becoming more open but that most states still limit both press and public access. (FL)

The director of media research for the Public Broadcasting System's series on the Vietnam War discusses research aspects of the documentary, noting the similarity with master's thesis work. (PD)

Examines major episodes in the reporting career of Paul Y. Anderson, Washington, D.C., newspaper correspondent and magazine columnist, to see how he helped maintain the practice and standing of enterprise journalism in the 1920s and 1930s. (FL)

Traces the events that followed International Paper Company's purchase of interests in 14 American newspapers in 1928-29. Reveals that a Federal Trade Commision probe led to a quick divestiture. (FL)

Defines mobilizing information (MI) as any information that allows people to act on the attitudes and desires they already have. Concludes that MI is missing in news of political controversy at least in part because journalists decided to withhold it. (FL)

Argues that press attention paralleled the rise and fall of popular radio priest, Charles E. Coughlin. (FL)

Analysis of eight magazine articles on tropical rain deforestation indicates that almost half the pertinent information concerning the subject is missing. (FL)

Reports that the traditional ways of handling datelines, figures, political designations, and second references hinder reader understanding of newspaper stories. (FL)

Advocates a behavioral point of view of how one goes about selecting media and how one designs the materials they mediate. (JY)

A report of a PBS research project measuring how stations involved their communities in the SPC-III decision-making process. (Author)