Americans Glued to the Tube: Mass Media, Information, and Social Studies.

Hepburn, Mary A.

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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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