Reports that (1) the length and number of news items about aging and the aged in 10 metropolitan newspapers were disproportionate to the proportion of aged persons in the population, and (2) the tone of such newspaper stories was positive or neutral. (GT)

Reports that newspaper carriers' collection duties were linked to their job turnover rate. (RL)

Reports on a classic example of newspapers' uncritical acceptance of wire service news copy. Suggests that newspapers adopt a more critical stance toward the wire services, assuming responsibility for changing or balancing material that violates journalistic principles. (RL)

An analysis of 428 newspaper issues published in Minnesota during one month revealed that a significantly smaller percentage of the issues from smaller communities contained court news than did those from larger communities. Of all court items found (regardless of community size) only four percent were not spot news coverage of specific…

Originally part of a symposium on educational media for the deaf, the paper describes a project to utilize the Line 21 technique (a closed captioning device which, when fitted to television screens, permits captions to appear on the screen in programs so prepared) for real time, that is live television, captioning. (PHR)

Examines the relationship between newspaper groups and their member papers. Shows how the introduction of a group-owned wire service encourages member newspapers to print certain news stories, how profit goals established by groups change the publisher's role, and how management techniques affect newsroom personnel. (RL)

Content analyses of eight California newspapers revealed an approximate split among good, bad, and indeterminate news, with a slightly higher bad news percentage overall. No differences were found in public recall of good v bad news stories. (RL)

Suggests that (1) research has not produced an algorithm for the selection of media formats, (2) more research is required on the effects of present technology, and (3) production decisions are influenced by many considerations. (Author/CMV)

Three types of stimulus materials (text, film, and live demonstration) were used to teach graduate students cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and verbal learning and a motor skill task were measured to determine the effectiveness of the different media. No significant differences were found among the three modes of instruction. (Author/JEG)

The effectiveness of color cuing strategies is analyzed in terms of learner aptitudes, the type of learning required, the category of color cuing employed, and the relationship between color cues and other feature cues. (Author/JEG)

Describes a model for a school media center which will serve as a strategic learning facility. The model is based upon research in both media and education dealing with behavioristic psychology, personality theory, cognitive psychology, and theories of learning as information processing. (Author/FM)

Concludes that Congressional committees have four types of relationships with the media: hostile, neutral, publicity-seeking, and collaborative. (GT)

A content analysis of newspapers in 11 Texas cities between 1975 and 1977 suggests that only editorial page coverage favored mayoral candidates endorsed by the newspapers and that all serious candidates had an equal chance of receiving fair campaign coverage in their respective city newspapers. (GT)

A comparative analysis of AP wire report content and CBS television news coverage during the 1972 presidential campaign suggests that the structural differences in the media may be associated, at least in part, with the kind of coverage each typically provided. (GT)

Reports results of a study in which city magazines were examined in terms of their potential as alternatives to newspapers in covering and commenting on public issues, their perceived roles, and their content and perceived influence on public issues. (GT)