Media representations of race, prototypicality, and policy
reasoning: an application of self-categorization theory.(Report)
Race-related political issues and public policy themes continue to
be among the most debated topics in contemporary United States society
(Sears, Van Laar, Carrillo, & Kosterman, 1997). Among the . . .
Older characters in children's animated television programs:
a content analysis of their portrayal.(Report)
Because young children have a difficult time telling the difference
between fantasy and reality, they are highly susceptible to the
socializing effects of television, especially those shows . . .
Judging the degree of violence in media portrayals: a cross-genre
comparison.(Report)
Ever since the rise in popularity of television in American
households from the 1950s and continuing to today, the public has been
complaining that there is too much violence in TV programming. In . . .
Reality television and third-person perception.(Survey)
Scores of third-person perception studies have demonstrated the
fact that individuals believe other people are more affected by media
messages than they themselves are (Perloff, 1993). From . . .
Television news avoidance: exploratory results from a one-year
follow-up study.
Many if not most mainstream television channels in most countries
broadcast some form of news program. The news is so ubiquitous that no
social scientist has probably ever felt the need to explain . . .
Children of the net: an empirical exploration into the evaluation
of Internet content.
Throughout the last decade a primary concern raised by users and
providers of Internet content was information credibility. Because the
Internet has no government or ethical regulations controlling . . .
Getting hooked on news: uses and gratifications and the formation
of news habits among college students in an internet
environme
The question of how people select among media news sources has long
been of interest to both political scientists (Althaus & Tewksbury,
2000; McLeod, Scheufele, & Moy, 1999; Moy, Pfau, & Kahlor, . . .
Connections between Internet use and political efficacy,
knowledge, and participation.
Over the past decades, the amount of available political
information has expanded, thanks in part to the Internet. Political
candidates have been using the Internet to update individuals . . .
Jennings Bryant: the "Compleat"
scholar.(Biography)
Jennings Bryant is one of the last true generalists in the field of
mass communication. The name of this prolific scholar is inexorably
linked with entertainment theory, media effects, television . . .
First ladies.(First Ladies and the Press: The Unfinished
Partnership of the Media Age)(Book review)
Beasley, M. (2005). First ladies and the press: The unfinished
partnership of the media age. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University
Press. 337 pages.
In this comprehensive and informative volume, . . .
Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism. .(Book
review)
Edwards, B. (2004). Edward R. Murrow and the birth of broadcast
journalism. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. 174 pages.
Forty years after his death, Edward R. Murrow is back on the public
stage, thanks to a . . .
Predicting satellite radio adoption via listening motives,
activity, and format preference.
As the 21st century begins, the radio industry remains largely
unchanged in its content offerings. Radio's economic structure has
been greatly transformed, however, by the liberation of . . .
The impact of television viewing on perceptions of juvenile
crime.
The news media's coverage of crime has been extensively
studied, although only recently has attention focused more narrowly on
considerations of juvenile crime (Gilliam & Bales, 2003; Gilliam
& . . .
Sports versus all comers: comparing TV sports fans with fans of
other programming genres.
Sports has been a programming staple on broadcast and cable
television for decades. It regularly attracts the faithful and, with
major events, draws audiences that other genres of programming . . .
Female news professionals in local and national broadcast news
during the buildup to the Iraq War.
The years of 2004 and 2005 brought major changes to the network
television news landscape. Longtime NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw gave way
to Brian Williams, ABC's Peter Jennings succumbed to lung . . .
Effects of showing risk in beer commercials to young
drinkers.
Advertising for alcoholic beverages is frequently criticized for
contributing to irresponsible drinking behavior on the part of teenagers
and young adults. Although alcohol is a legal product for . . .
The "I" of embedded reporting: an analysis of CNN
coverage of the "Shock and Awe" campaign.
The practice of embedding reporters with troops during the 2003
Iraq War was both cheered and jeered by professional journalists as well
as by media critics and scholars (Bucy, 2003; Ewers, 2003; . . .
Candidate appearances on soft news shows and public knowledge
about primary campaigns.
Following what has now become standard procedure for presidential
contenders, the candidates for the 2004 Democratic presidential
nomination made the rounds on entertainment-oriented "soft
news" . . .
More than words alone: incorporating broadcasters' nonverbal
communication into the stages of crisis coverage theory--evidence f
Ethical norms in broadcasting require journalists to present the
news in a neutral manner regardless of the journalists' personal
beliefs, attitudes, or emotions (Cohen, 1987). Whether . . .
Edward L. Bliss, Jr.: broadcast journalist, author,
teacher.
In 2002, one of the second generation of "Murrow's
Boys" passed away at the age of 90. He was Edward L. Bliss, Jr.,
and he wrote and edited the news at CBS for the men he called
"broadcast . . .
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