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Dusiska, Emil – 1979
This report summarizes a study of the systems of mass communication in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) that concentrated on the ideological and political bases of mass media as they developed after the Second World War. Topics discussed include (1) the history of journalism in the GDR, (2) the roles of the various media in that country, (3)…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Communications, Foreign Countries, Journalism
Download full textStreicher, Lawrence H. – 1972
Caricature and its distortion of reality as developed in the mass press are discussed in relation to the appearance of caricatural elements in other media, such as radio and television. High frequency of appearances of these distorted roles and situations might lead to viewers' perceptual rigidity in typing of characters in general, but might have…
Descriptors: Affluent Youth, Caricatures, Children, Conference Reports
Jowett, Garth S. – 1975
The mass media in the United States have played a major role in the emergence of a mass society resulting from the interaction of urbanization, industrialization, and modernization and have thus become an integral part of the total social fabric. Society's culture and social structure shape its system of mass communication so that the development,…
Descriptors: Communications, Cultural Influences, Development, Industrialization
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 29 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: the mythology underlying television advertising; the ethnicity of television commercials; the impact of television food commercials on young children; comparative…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adolescents, Advertising, Annotated Bibliographies
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1960
IN ASIA, THE MOST POPULOUS REGION OF THE WORLD, THE COUNTRIES SUFFERING MOST FROM POVERTY AND ILLITERACY ARE ALSO THE POOREST IN COMMUNICATION FACILITIES. PROGRAMS ARE NEEDED TO DEVELOP NEWSPAPER AND PERIODICAL CIRCULATION, NEWS AGENCIES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, RADIO BROADCASTING, FILMS, AND TELEVISION. JOURNALISTS NEED TO BE TRAINED IN ALL THE…
Descriptors: Communications, Conferences, Developing Nations, Films
Clyde, Robert W.; Jaberg, Eugene C. – 1970
Beginning with definitions of the mass communication process, this paper reviews mass media adult education literature from a variety of sources (social scientists, religious educators, experimental public affairs broadcasting projects, and others) relevant to the use of mass media in connection with group programs stimulated by religious…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bibliographies, Discussion Groups, Educational Television
Felsenthal, Norman A. – 1973
Reporting on a group of class projects undertaken by a series of his college-level "Broadcasting and Society" courses, the author concludes that there is great value in encouraging undergraduates to do their own original research. Among the topics researched by the students are the effect of television on nuns, television news viewing…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Films, Individual Instruction, Media Research
Klaver, Franca – 1976
This 2-part report summarizes Dutch policy on mass media and reviews the status of cable television in the Netherlands. The first part defines the underlying principles of a national policy on mass media in relation to the press, commercial and educational television broadcasting, radio, cable television, and media research. Parliamentary debate…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Citizen Participation, Communications, Foreign Countries
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 55 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the prime time access rule; (2) media education; (3) magazine and children's advertising; (4) Irish national and Third World cinema; (5) international radio…
Descriptors: Advertising, Broadcast Industry, Cable Television, Careers
Rider, John R. – 1989
A two-part radio communications survey was conducted to test the effect of the government owned and operated radio station on Pohnpei, a Micronesian island state. The first phase was conducted in the capital city, while the second phase was conducted in rural areas of the state. The purpose of the survey was to determine the extent of radio and…
Descriptors: Communications, Cultural Context, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1992
The Mass Media Effects section of the proceedings contains the following eight papers: "The Spiral of Static: A Multivariate Analysis of a Public Opinion Theory Applied to Perception of Radio Station Popularity" (Terry Wedel and Tony Rimmer); "More Than Just Talk: Uses, Gratifications and the Telephone" (Garrett J. O'Keefe and…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Audience Awareness, Communication Research, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedRogers, Everett M.; And Others – Communication Research: An International Quarterly, 1985
Although communication research in China is in an early stage of development, an increasing number of training/research activities exist in universities and institutes. The 1982 Beijing Audience Survey, the first large-scale communication field study in China, reports how mass media audiences (newspaper, radio, and television) are rapidly…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Developing Nations
Malik, M. F. – 1978
Biometric communication research is defined as research dealing with the information impact of a film or television show, photographic picture, painting, exhibition, display, or any literary or functional texts or verbal stimuli on human beings, both as individuals and in groups (mass audiences). Biometric communication research consists of a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication Research, Futures (of Society), History
Hachten, William A., Comp. – 1971
This bibliography lists and describes more than 500 works produced by American, European, and African scholars and writers, which concern African press, broadcasting, periodicals, film, and other facets of mass communication. Citations are organized under the following headings: "African Mass Communications in General,""African Politics, History,…
Descriptors: African Culture, Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Censorship
GUSS, CAROLYN; RUFSVOLD, MARGARET I. – 1961
A 1960 REPORT, ENTITLED "SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT NEWER EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (1950-60)," HAS BEEN UPDATED, AND CONTAINS REVISIONS OF AND ADDITIONS TO THE ORIGINAL ANNOTATED CATALOGS AND LIST THROUGH FEBRUARY 1, 1961. PERIODICALS LISTING NEWER MEDIA, PERIODICALS REVIEWING NEW MEDIA, AND PROFESSIONAL…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Catalogs, Educational Improvement
