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ERIC Number: EJ436691
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1341
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Television Weathercasts and Their Role in Geographic Education.
Earl, Richard A.; Pasternack, Steve
Journal of Geography, v90 n3 p113-17 May-Jun 1991
Urges increased geographic and meteorologic training for television weather reporters. Suggests using television weather reports to promote knowledge of place names and physical geography. Discusses a survey of television news departments in 48 states. Reports findings on the lengths of weather reports and the training of weather reporters. (DK)
Descriptors: Broadcast Journalism, Broadcast Television, Geography, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Locational Skills (Social Studies), Meteorology, News Reporting
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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