
ERIC Number: EJ527936
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0190-2946
Professors, the Media, and the Balance of Power in Higher Education.
Clausen, Dennis M.
Academe, v82 n4 p24-27 Jul-Aug 1996
Drawing on several specific incidents of media misinterpretation or imbalanced reporting of information about higher education, particularly concerning faculty, the author examines how journalists can interpret and influence the balance of power on campuses. Issues discussed include presidential searches, campus employment patterns, and faculty role in institutional decision making. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Journalism, Mass Media, Power Structure, Public Opinion, Reliability
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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