U.S. Editors' Perceptions of World Press Problems: An Agenda for Future Research.

Autor/inn/en	Salwen, Michael B.; Garrison, Bruce
Titel	U.S. Editors' Perceptions of World Press Problems: An Agenda for Future Research.
Quelle	(1988), (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Developing Nations; Editors; Foreign Countries; Freedom of Information; Freedom of Speech; Global Approach; Government Role; International Relations; Journalism; News Media; News Writing; Newspapers; Press Opinion; World Affairs; World Problems; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Editor; Redakteur; Herausgeber; Ausland; Freedom; Information; Freiheit; Redefreiheit; Globales Denken; Internationale Beziehungen; Journalistik; Journalismus; Nachrichtenwesen; Newspaper; Zeitung; Pressespiegel; Weltpolitik; Weltproblem; USA
Abstract	Although much is known about how governments and major media organizations stand on some world press problems, some important actors in the debate--small- and medium-size newspapers in the United States--have been ignored. The editors of these newspapers are gatekeepers who, like their counterparts on large elite newspapers, play a fundamental role in determining the images of the world which their readers receive. To measure "typical" American editors' views of what are the most important problems facing the world press, editorial staffs of 31 small- and 30 medium-size daily newspapers and 38 state newspapers (largest daily newspaper in the state) answered questionnaires (an overall response rate of 66%). Findings indicate that the editors on these newspapers regarded government pressure on the press, such as governmental controls, closings of newspapers, and gags on the press, as a major problem. Other problems which emerged from the analysis but which were not seen as important included development-related problems, coverage of the Third World, and professional needs of the newspaper industry. Results also suggest that the concerns of the world press problems among the editors of small- and medium-size daily newspapers may not be greatly different from the concerns of the large, elite press. (Thirty notes and three tables are included.) (MS)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC