Volume 23, no. 1 (winter 2002)

 

Liz Watts, “Message to Editors: Readers Want Solid News,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 1 (winter 2002): 2-9.

 

Scott Maier, “Getting It Right? Not in 59 Percent of Stories,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 1 (winter 2002): 10-24.

 

Diana L. Knott, Virginia Carroll and Philip Meyer, “Social Responsibility Wins When CEO has been Editor,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 1 (winter 2002): 25-37.

 

Xigen Li, “Web Page Design Affects News Retrieval Efficiency,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 1 (winter 2002): 38-49.

 

Alan D. Fletcher, Billy I. Ross and John Schweitzer, “Newspaper Ad Directors See Political Ad as Less Honest,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 1 (winter 2002): 50-58.

 

Therese L. Lueck and Huayun Chang, “Tribune’s ‘WomanNews’ Gives Voice to Women’s Issues,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 1 (winter 2002): 59-72.

 

Research-in-Brief

 

Kenneth R. Blake and Robert O. Wyatt, “Has Newspaper Credibility Mattered? A Perspective on Media Credibility Debate,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 1 (winter 2002): 73-77.

 

Craig W. Trumbo and Jean Trumbo, “Newspapers’ Use of URLs in Dailiy Content has Grown Steadily Since Mid-1990s,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 1 (winter 2002): 78-81.

 

David K. Perry and Yorgo Pasadeos, “Perceptions of Sensationalism among U.S. and Mexican News Audiences,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 1 (winter 2002): 82-86.

 

Patrick S. Washburn, review of Ralph Emerson McGill: Voice of the Southern Conscience, by Leonard Ray Teel, Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 1 (winter 2002): 87-89.

 

Volume 23, no. 2/3 (spring/summer 2002)

 

H. Denis Wu, Judith Sylvester and John Maxwell Hamilton, “Newspaper Provides Balance in Palestinian/Israeli Reports,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 2/3 (spring/summer 2002): 6-17.

 

Matthew D. Bunker and Paul H. Gates Jr., “Newer Laws Give Media Means to ‘SLAPP’ Back in Libel Suits,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 2/3 (spring/summer 2002): 18-31.

 

Bonnie Bressers and Lori Bergen, “Few University Students Reading Newspapers Online,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 2/3 (spring/summer 2002): 32-45.

 

Randal A. Beam, “Size of Corporate Parent Drives Market Orientation,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 2/3 (spring/summer 2002): 46-63.

 

Marie Hardin, Jean Chance, Julie E. Dodd and Brent Hardin, “Olympic Photo Coverage Fair to Femal Athletes,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 2/3 (spring/summer 2002): 64-78.

 

Raymond Ankney, “Libel Proof Plaintiff Defense Wins Some, Loses Some,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 2/3 (spring/summer 2002): 79-87.

 

Ryan Barber and Tom Weir, “Vietnam to Desert Storm: Topic,s Sources Change,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 2/3 (spring/summer 2002): 88-98.

 

Brian Thornton, “Heroic Editors in Short Supply during Japanese Internment,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 2/3 (spring/summer 2002): 99-113.

 

Scott Fosdick, “Newspaper Critic Shapes Chicago Style of Theater,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 2/3 (spring/summer 2002): 114-128.

 

Mark Donald Ludwig, “Business Journalists Need Specialized Training,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 2/3 (spring/summer 2002): 129-141.

 

Research-in-Brief

 

Michael Dupre and David Mackey, “Letters and Phone-Mails to the Editor: A Comparison of Reader Input,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 2/3 (spring/summer 2002): 142-147.

 

Peter Gade, “Managing Change: Editors’ Attitudes toward Integrating Marketing, Journalism,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 2/3 (spring/summer 2002): 148-152.

 

Book Reviews

 

E.W. “Bill” Brody, review of The News about the News: American Journalism in Peril, by Leonard Downie Jr. and Robert G. Kaiser, Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 2/3 (spring/summer 2002): 153-155.

 

Marc Edge, review of Taking Stock: Journalism and the Publicly Traded Newspaper Company, by Gilbert Cranberg, Randall Bezanson and John Soloski, Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 2/3 (spring/summer 2002): 156-157.

 

Volume 23, no. 4 (fall 2002)

 

John McManus and Lori Dorfman, “Youth Violence Stories Focus on Events, not Causes,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 4 (fall 2002): 6-20.

 

Robert Picard, “U.S. Newspapers Ad Revenue Shows Consistent Growth,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 4 (fall 2002): 21-33.

 

David Kennamer and Jeff South, “Election Coverage Reflects Civic Journalism Values,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 4 (fall 2002): 34-45.

 

Thomas Hargrove and Guido H. Stempel III, “Exploring Reader Interest in International News,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 4 (fall 2002): 46-51.

 

Christopher E. Beaudoin and Esther Thorson, “Journalists, Public Differ on Perception of Media Coverage,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 4 (fall 2002): 52-61.

 

Leigh Moscowitz, “Civic Approach not So Different from Traditional Model,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 4 (fall 2002): 62-75.

 

Research-in-Brief

 

Stan Ketterer, “Women Perceive Crime Stories as More Disturbing Than Do Men,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 4 (fall 2002): 76-80.

 

Cory Armstrong, “Papers Give Women More Attention in Ethnically Diverse Communities,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 4 (fall 2002): 81-85.

 

Tien-tsung Lee and Faith Hsiao-Fang, “Portrayal of Women in Movie Ads Changes Little from 1963-1993,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 4 (fall 2002): 86-90.

 

Jane B. Singer, “Information Trumps Interaction in Local Papers’ Online Caucus Coverage,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 4 (fall 2002): 91-96.

 

Kuang-Kuo Chang and Geri Alumit Zeldes, “How Ownership, Competition Affect Papers’ Financial Performance,” Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 4 (fall 2002): 97-107.

 

Book Reviews

 

Scott R. Maier, review of Math Tools for Journalists, by Kathleen Woodruff, and review of Numbers in the Newsroom: Using Math and Statistics in News, by Sarah Cohen, Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 4 (fall 2002): 108-109.

 

J. Laurence Day, review of Tradition and Change in the Nicaraguan Press: Newspapers and Journalists in a New Democratic Era, by Kris P. Kodrich, Newspaper Research Journal 23, no. 4 (fall 2002): 110-111.