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ERIC Number: EJ412376
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Americans Glued to the Tube: Mass Media, Information, and Social Studies.
Hepburn, Mary A.
Social Education, v54 n4 p233-36 Apr-May 1990
Cites recent survey data on sources of news. Claims that a television is by far the dominant source. Discusses implications of this fact for social studies education. Tables and charts of data on news sources are included. (DB)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Critical Viewing, Educational Research, Information Sources, Journalism, Mass Media, National Surveys, News Media, Newspapers, Periodicals, Radio, Social Studies, Television, Television Viewing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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