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"Naturally" less exciting? Visual production of men's and women's track and field coverage during the 2004 Olympics.
When Canadian writer Binks (2004) suggested on the CBC Web that the media should increase airtime for women's hockey, the comment prompted swift reader reaction. One wrote, bluntly, "Women's sport w . . .

Publicized intimacies on reality television: an analysis of voyeuristic content and its contribution to the appeal of reality pr
Accounts of the rising popularity of reality television cite voyeurism as an important reason for its success among viewers. Several studies suggest that television viewers themselves perceive reali . . .

Controlling nature: weathercasts on local television news.
I get the news I need on the weather report. Oh, I can gather all the news I need on the weather report. Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile. --Paul Simon, Bridge Over Troubled Water, 1969 . . .

Videotime: selection and structuring family social time with rented commercially prerecorded electronic media.
This research reports the findings of a qualitative research project that utilizes in-depth interviews to explore how family members make decisions concerning the rental of commercially prerecorded . . .

"Split screens" and "spin rooms": debate modality, post-debate coverage, and the new videomalaise.
The sizable body of research on presidential debates has confirmed that debate viewing "largely reinforces existing predispositions rather than substantially changing previously held images of candi . . .

The rivalry of nonverbal cues on the perception of politicians by television viewers.
The growing popularity of television has changed the way electoral campaigns and candidates are fundamentally portrayed. Personalization, negativism, deauthentification, and more interpretative cove . . .

Media exposure and viewers' attitudes toward homosexuality: evidence for mainstreaming or resonance?
Attitudes towards homosexuality have been shown to vary along different demographic dimensions such as gender or political orientation (e.g., Herek, 2002; Strand, 1998), but little is known about ho . . .

Effects of priming social goals on personal interest in television news.
Because the number of media choices has markedly increased since the days of the big three television networks, consumers are less restricted by news source availability in choosing news that most i . . .

Social interaction and co-viewing with youtube: blending mass communication reception and social connection.
YouTube is one of the new forms of social network-oriented online communication that have emerged in the past few years. It exemplifies a social environment in which everyone has the potential to be . . .

The cultural turn in International Communication.
Mapping an Epistemic Contexts/Frames International communication--a field at the interstices of a wider set of debates within/across its antecedent disciplines including sociology, international . . .

A note from Susan Brinson, on the occasion of assuming editorship of this journal.(Editorial)
I imagine that I feel the same way Frieda Hennock felt on that summer day in 1948 when she became an FCC commissioner: eager, thankful, and somewhat apprehensive. Similar to Frieda, who was excited . . .

The effect of television viewing on adolescents' civic participation: political efficacy as a mediating mechanism.(Report)
A democracy assumes that its citizens have motivation and agency to affect society through established political processes (Youniss & Yates, 1999). Social scientists in the last half-century have be . . .

Taboo or not taboo? That is the question: offensive language on prime-time broadcast and cable programming.(Report)
At no time in history has more attention been paid to the use of offensive language on television than now. When the singer Bono excitedly blurted out, "This is really, really fucking brilliant," on . . .

The effects of viewing Grey's Anatomy on perceptions of doctors and patient satisfaction.(Report)
Until recently, a shortcoming within the doctor-patient literature was a dearth of theoretical models to explain the complexities that underlie this unique relationship. The doctor-patient relations . . .

The spiral of violence: equity of violent reprisal in professional wrestling and its dispositional and motivational features.(Re
The popularity attained by professional wrestling makes its presence impossible to ignore and concerns about its potential influence difficult to avoid. Nielsen research for Fall 2002 through Summer . . .

A sales floor in the sky: Philadelphia department stores and the radio boom of the 1920s.(Report)
On March 18, 1922, two rival department stores in Philadelphia launched radio stations, projecting their sales floors far beyond the immediate, physical boundaries and into the ether (Barnouw, 1966, . . .

Informing citizens: how people with different levels of education process television, newspaper, and Web news.(Report)
The early years of the twenty-first century are likely to be remembered, at least in news media circles, for a staggering decline in traditional news media use and a correlating growth in Web news c . . .

Unraveling uses and effects of an Interactive Health Communication System.(Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System)(Repo
The use of the Internet for health education has reached what many might consider a critical mass. According to the National Cancer Institute's Health Information National Trends Survey (Nelson et a . . .

Controversial rap themes, gender portrayals and skin tone distortion: a content analysis of rap music videos.(Report)
Since its introduction in 1981, rap music has grown greatly in popularity. However, rap music has also been a source of controversy (Dixon & Brooks, 2002; Dixon & Linz, 1997; Hansen & Hansen, 2000; . . .

Radio's America: The Great Depression and the rise of modern culture.(Book review)
Lenthall, B. (2007). Radio's America: The Great Depression and the rise of modern culture. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. 261 pages. Radio realized its fullest potential during the 1930 . . .

21st century journalism in India.(Book review)
Rajan, N. (ed.). (2007). 21st century journalism in India. New Delhi: 1 Sage Publications. 324 pages. In sharp contrast to the United States where traditional media organizations are marked by dec . . .

Mobile communication and society: A global perspective.(Book review)
Castells, M., Fernandez-Ardevol, M., Qiu, J. L., & Sey, A. (2007). Mobile communication and society: A global perspective. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. This theoretically hybrid, statistically si . . .

The Columbia history of American television.(Book review)
Edgerton, G. R. (2007) The Columbia history of American television. New York: Columbia University Press. 493 pages. The author has designed the book for the literary generalist, the "non-specialis . . .

Live television: Time, space and the broadcast event.(Book review)
Marriott, S. (2007). Live television: Time, space and the broadcast event. Los Angeles: Sage. 137 pages. Starting with the Langs' famed study of the 1951 MacArthur Day parade, scholars have been f . . .

"Something on My Own": Gertrude Berg and American broadcasting, 1929-1956.(Book review)
Smith, G., Jr. (2007). "Something on My Own": Gertrude Berg and American broadcasting, 1929-1956. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. 293 pages. Gertrude Edelstein Berg, whose public im . . .

Outside the box: Corporate media, globalization, and the UPS strike.(Book review)
Kumar, D. (2007). Outside the box: Corporate media, globalization, and the UPS strike. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press. 237 pages. Students of the news will welcome Deepa Kumar's . . .

Television in the multichannel age: A brief history of cable television.(Book review)
Mullen, M.(2008). Television in the multichannel age: A brief history of cable television. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishing. 238 pages. With the inauguration of the domestic cable-satellite dis . . .

Parent versus child reports of parental advertising mediation: exploring the meaning of agreement.(Report)
The past 2 decades have witnessed an impressive rise in research investigating parental mediation of media content (for a review, see Austin, 2001). These studies have shown that parents and caregiv . . .

The behaviorist in the boardroom: the research of Frank Stanton, Ph.D.(Bibliography)
The young researcher immediately recognized the opportunity. Relaxing in his living room on a Sunday evening in October 1938, Frank Stanton tuned into CBS radio to catch Orson Welles's adaptation of . . .

Reconceptualizing and reexamining suspense as a predictor of mediated sports enjoyment.
From dramatic television to fear-inducing films to mystery novels, suspense is at the heart of media entertainment. Accordingly, researchers (cf. Vorderer & Knobloch, 2000; Vorderer, Wulff, & Friedr . . .

Partisan balance and bias in network coverage of the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections.
The movie Network released in 1976 had a fed up news anchor urge alienated viewers to scream out their windows that "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore" (Lumet, 1976). Those ficti . . .

Parental mediation of children's Internet use.
Media surround children and young people in the modern household. At times, parents seem engaged in a constant battle with their children as they seek to balance the educational and social advantage . . .

Where is my issue? The influence of news coverage and personal issue importance on subsequent information selection on the Web.
In the past few decades, the Web has grown exponentially and become an important source of political information. Recent statistics show that in 1 month alone (March 2007), approximately 210 million . . .

One "nation," under Stephen? The effects of The Colbert Report on American youth.
While humorists have always been quick to turn their ire at the world of politics, the current popularity of political humor in America seems to be unprecedented. Moreover, it seems as if the politi . . .

Radio: a complete guide to the industry.(Book review)
Richter, W. A. (2006). Radio: A complete guide to the industry. New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc. 296 pages. For those searching for a concise text to introduce students to the profession of ra . . .

Genre studies in mass media: a handbook.(Book review)
Silverblatt, A. (2007). Genre studies in mass media: A handbook. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, Inc. 258 pages. In the introduction, Art Silverblatt says, "a genre acts as a portal through which the au . . .

Personality traits, television viewing, and the cultivation effect.(Report)
More than three decades of cultivation research support small, though significant, effects of television (TV) exposure on perceptions of social reality (e.g., Morgan & Shanahan, 1996). Theoretically . . .

A TV in the bedroom: implications for viewing habits and risk behaviors during early adolescence.(television)(Report)
Children and adolescents have televisions in their bedrooms at the discretion of their parents. Parents often hand down an old set when they purchase a new one. Handing down televisions is not only . . .

The relationship between exposure to sexual music videos and young adults' sexual attitudes.(Report)
Understanding sexual relationships and gender-specific norms is a fundamental task involved in the social development of adolescents and young adults (Arnett, 2000). Although parents and peers are g . . .

What is the appropriate regulatory response to wardrobe malfunctions? Fining stations for television sex and violence.(Report)
From industry self-censoring to punitive responses from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), attempts to manage the content of electronic media have a long history. For example, Elvis Presle . . .

The role of motivation and media involvement in explaining Internet dependency.(Report)
Since its inception, the Internet has been hailed because it is convenient, informative, resourceful, and entertaining. It has been estimated that over 54 million Americans go online each day (DiMag . . .

Understanding the interactive effects of emotional appeal and claim strength in health messages.(Report)
Each year a significant number of preteens and teens begin experimenting with alcohol and drugs. In a recent study 41% of 8th graders, 73% of 10th graders, and 86% of 12th graders reported that mari . . .

Visual framing of the early weeks of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq: applying the master war narrative to electronic and print im
One of the most vivid ways journalism reports war to the world is through images: photographs, video, graphics, icons, and maps. These reports and the news frames they help build are important becau . . .

How gender and age affect newscasters' credibility--an investigation in Switzerland.(Report)
Without any doubt, television plays a dominant role in modern life. In the United States the average TV consumption is more than 4 hours per day (TV-Turnoff Network, 2004). In Switzerland, where thi . . .

Cultural proximity and audience behavior: the role of language in patterns of polarization and multicultural fluency.(Report)
Cultural proximity is the intuitively appealing notion that people will gravitate toward media from their own culture. In a world where diverse populations have access to increasingly abundant media . . .

The American journalist in the 21st century.(The American Journalist in the 21st Century: U.S. News People at the Dawn of a New
Weaver, D. H., Beam, R. A., Brownlee, B. J., Voakes, P. S., & Wilholt, G. C. (2006). The American journalist in the 21st century: U.S. news people at the dawn of a new millennium. Mahwah, NJ: Lawren . . .

Disability and the media.(Disability and the Media: Prescriptions for Change)(Book review)
Riley, C. R., II. (2005). Disability and the media: Prescriptions for change. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England. 258 pages. This book is an excellent treatment of a topic that, though g . . .

The effects of sex in television drama shows on emerging adults' sexual attitudes and moral judgments.(Report)
Sexual behavior implicates important public health concerns in the United States. Youth between the ages of 15 and 24 have the highest rates of STDs (Fox, 2004) and represent about half of the estim . . .

Responding to change on TV: how viewer-controlled changes in content differ from programmed changes in content.(Report)
It seems safe to say that the remote control has fundamentally changed television viewing. Nearly every television sold in the United States today comes equipped with a remote control (Frisby, 1999; . . .

Constructing gender stereotypes through social roles in prime-time television.(Report)
According to screenwriting guru Syd Field (1994), characters inhabit professional and personal roles. A character's professional life reveals what that character does for a living. A character's per . . .