Vol. 5, No. 1 (fall 1983)

 

Jacalyn Klein Buter and Kurt E.M. Kent, “Potential Impact of Videotext on Newspapers,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 1 (fall 1983): 3-12.

 

William A. Tillinghast, “Source Control and Evaluation of Newspaper Inaccuracies,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 1 (fall 1983): 13-24.

 

Pamela J. Shoemaker, “Bias and Source Attrition,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 1 (fall 1983): 25-32.

 

Leonard H. Chusmir, “Profile of Motivational Needs of Individuals in the Newspaper Industry,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 1 (fall 1983): 33-42.

 

Robert Logan and Bruce Garrison, “Factors Affecting News Coverage: Two Florida Papers and the Mariel Refugee Influx,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 1 (fall 1983): 43-52.

 

F. Dennis Hale, “Sunday Newspaper Circulation Related to Characteristics of the Fifty States,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 1 (fall 1983): 53-62.

 

Christine L. Ogan and Sue A. Lafky, “1981’s Most Important Events as Seen by Reporters, Editors, Wire Services and Media Consumers,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 1 (fall 1983): 63-76.

 

Judee K. Burgoon, James M. Bernstein and Michael Burgoon, “Public and Journalist Perceptions of Newspaper Functions,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 1 (fall 1983): 77-90.

 

John K. Hartman, “How 21-34 Year Olds Perceive Competing Newspapers in a Small-to-Medium Sized Market,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 1 (fall 1983): 91-100.

 

Joseph Scanlon and Brenda Cutler with Al Farrell, “Eleven Introductory Reporting Texts: What’s There and What Isn’t,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 1 (fall 1983): 101-114.

 

 

Book Reviews

 

Herbert Lee Williams, review of The Solid Gold Copy Editor, by Carl Riblet Jr., Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 1 (fall 1983): 115.

 

Vol. 5, No. 2 (winter 1984)

 

Gerald L. Grotta and Anatha S. Babbili, “Daily Newspaper Subscribing Behavior: ‘Atypical’ Segments Key to Circulation,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 2 (winter 1984): 3-8.

 

Stephen Lacy and David Matusik, “Dependence on Organization and Beat Soruces for Story Ideas: A Case Study of Four Newspapers,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 2 (winter 1984): 9-16.

 

Carolyn Garrett Cline, “Myth of the Monolith,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 2 (winter 1984): 17-28.

 

Philip C. Geraci, “Comparison of Graphic Design and Illustration Use in Three Washington, D.C., Newspapers,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 2 (winter 1984): 29-40.

 

George E. Stevens. “Contractual Offers in Newspaper Contests,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 2 (winter 1984): 41-48.

 

F. Dennis Hale, “Unnamed Sources: Their Impact on the Perception of Stories,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 2 (winter 1984): 49-56.

 

Christine L. Ogan, “Life at the Top for Men and Women Newspaper Managers: A Five-Year Update on Characterisitics,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 2 (winter 1984): 57-68.

 

Book Reviews

 

E.W. Brody, review of The Media Monopoly, by Ben H. Bagdikian, Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 2 (winter 1984): 69.

 

John De Mott, review of The Encyclopedia of American Journalism, by Donald Paneth, Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 2 (winter 1984): 69-71.

 

John Coward, review of The News Business, by John Chancellor and Walter Mears, Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 2 (winter 1984): 71-72.

 

Nancy Weatherly Sharp, review of Reporting/Writing/Editing: The Quill Guides to Journalism, eds. Ron Dorfman and Harry Fuller Jr., Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 2 (winter 1984): 72-73.

 

Vol. 5, No. 3 (spring 1984)

 

Donald L. Fry and Stuart J. Sigman, “Nespaper Language and Readers’ Perceptions of News Events,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 3 (spring 1984): 1-12.

 

Judee K. Burgoon, James M. Bernstein, Michael Burgoon and Charles K. Atkin, “Journalists’ Percpetions of the Future of the Newspaper Industry,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 3 (spring 1984): 13-26.

 

George E. Stevens, “The ‘Tort of Outrage’: A New Legal Problem for the Press,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 3 (spring 1984): 27-34.

 

Frederick Fico, “A Comparison of Legislative Sources in Newspaper and Wire Service Stories,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 3 (spring 1984): 35-44.

 

Alf Pratte, “Commentary Media – Military Dilemma Now ‘A Different Breed of Cat,’ ” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 3 (spring 1984):45-52.

 

Hugh M. Culbertson and Guido H. Stempel III, “Possible Barriers to Agenda Setting in Medical News,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 3 (spring 1984): 53-60.

 

Mitchell Shapiro and Wenmouth Williams Jr., “Civil Disturbance in Miami: Proximity and Conflict in Newspaper Coverage,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 3 (spring 1984): 61-69/

 

Book Reviews

 

Charles-Gene McDaniel, review of The Transitive Vampire: A Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed, by Karen Elizabeth Gordon, Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 3 (spring 1984): 70-71.

 

Jay Friedlander, review of Humorous Illustration and Cartooning, by Roy Paul Nelson, Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 3 (spring 1984): 71.

 

John D. Molloy, review of The Elements of Editing: A Modern Guide for Editors and Journalists, by Arthur Plotnik. Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 3 (spring 1984): 72-73.

 

Scott M. Bushnell, review of The Press and America: An Interpretative History of the Mass Media, by Edwin Emery and Michael Emery, Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 3 (spring 1984): 73-74.

 

William Miles Dowd, review of The Computerization of Newspaper Organizations, by Nancy M. Carter and John B. Cullen, Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 3 (spring 1984): 74-75.

 

Christine Rofer, review of Processing the News: How People Tame the Information Tide, by Doris A. Graber, Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 3 (spring 1984): 75.

 

Mark Eyerly, review of Right Brain … Write On! by Bill Downey, Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 3 (spring 1984): 75-76.

 

John De Mott, review of Groping Ethics in Journalism, by Eugene H. Goodwin, Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 3 (spring 1984): 77.

 

Vol. 5, No. 4 (summer 1984)

 

Ron F. Smith, “How Consistently Do Readability Tests Measure the Difficulty of Newswriting,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 4 (summer 1984): 1-8.

 

Yorgo Pasadeos, “Application of Measures of Sensationalism to a Murdoch-Owned Daily in the San Antonio Market,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 4 (summer 1984): 9-18.

 

David Cassidy, “Press Councils – Why Journalists Won’t Cooperate,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 4 (summer 1984): 19-26.

 

Margaret Andreasen and Leslie Steeves, “Assertive Response to on the Job Sex Discrimination as a Possible Predictor of Newspaper Reading Behavior,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 4 (summer 1984): 27-40.

 

Walter E. Niebauer Jr., “Effects of the Newspaper Preservation Act on the Surburban,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 4 (summer 1984): 41-50.

 

Michael E. Abrams and James E. Hawkins, “Legislators’ Perception of Newspaper Functions,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 4 (summer 1984): 51-58.

 

John De Mott, “Commentary: Student Internship Needs More Research,” Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 4 (summer 1984): 59-64.

 

Book Reviews

 

William Miles Dowd, review of The Dissident Press: Alternative Journalism in American History, by Lauren Kessler, Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 4 (summer 1984): 65.

 

Mary E. Crowley, review of Getting Your Message Out, by Michael M. Klepper, Newspaper Research Journal 5, no. 4 (summer 1984): 65-66.