This paper is a content analysis of three general encyclopedias, "Encyclopedia Americana" (EA), "Encyclopaedia Brittanica" (EB), and "World Book Encyclopedia" (WBC), which quantifies the treatment of the occult. Entries are selected from each by starting with the article "Occultism" and tracing all…

Lists some of the new journalism concepts which can be easily applied to college yearbooks. (RB)

Concludes that using the eyewitness news format--emphasizing violent, human interest and comic material--in an effort to gain larger percentages of the ratings may not be in the public interest. (RB)

Concludes that the media must do a better job of consumer reporting than was done during the recent energy crisis. (RB)

Comments on Michael Martin's paper "Philosophy of Science and Science Education" that appeared in "Studies in Philosophy and Education" 7 (1972): 210-25. (PG)

Discusses the importance of producing a yearbook that represents the school; provides guidelines to follow for determining yearbook content. (RB)

To examine the representation of women in newspaper business sections, a study conducted content analyses of 30 business section front pages in "The Columbus Dispatch" in Ohio (weekly circulation about 260,000 and Sunday circulation 350,000) and "The (Louisville) Courier-Journal" in Kentucky (weekly circulation about 233,000…

Focusing on the effects that color photography has had on the content of photographs published in daily newspapers in the United States, a study conducted interviews with both photographers and photo editors and also carried out a content analysis comparison of photographs published before and after the use of color at a small daily, "The…

Based on the argument that (contrary to critical opinion) the musicians in the various bands associated with Bosstown Sound were indeed talented, cohesive individuals and that the bands' lack of renown was partially a result of ill-treatment by record companies and the press, this paper traces the development of the Bosstown Sound from its…

This study applied content analysis and cluster analysis to the ideas of Fritz Perls to develop a taxonomy of Gestalt processes and goals. Summaries of the typal groups or clusters were written and the implications of taxonomic research in counseling discussed. (Author)

Discusses the standards of excellence student newspapers meet to win the George H. Gallup Award given by the Quill and Scroll Society. (RB)

A study was conducted to assess the connotative dimension, or imposition of second meaning on the message proper, of newspaper photographs. Forty-three front pages from the "Washington Post" were analyzed, concentrating on the largest or most conspicuously placed photograph on each page. A list of descriptive features was created to…