New for Journalism and Mass Communications

Project for Excellence in Journalism.
Available online.
"Fourth edition of our annual report on the health and status of American journalism... Its goal is to gather in one place as much data as possible about all the major sectors of journalism, to identify trends, mark key indicators, note areas for further inquiry and provide a resource for citizens, journalists, and researchers... This year, we also offer a detailed report on the status of online journalism."
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.

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Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
Available online.   Printed copy to be added to collection.
“The most widely accepted explanation for the rally-round-the-flag phenomenon is a relative absence of elite criticism during the initial stages of foreign crises. In this study we argue that the nature and extent of elite debate may matter less than media coverage of any such debate, and that such coverage is heavily influenced by commonly held professional incentives and norms that lead journalists to strongly prefer certain stories over others... We test our theory by examining public opinion data and network news coverage of all major U.S. uses of military force from 1979 to 2003..."
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.

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Sage.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
2006 publication contains over 400 signed entries "on the media's interaction with children and adolescents," including television, movies, computers, media use, violence and aggression, etc.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.

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Leyburn Library has created an online guide designed to help participants in the 2008 Democratic Mock Convention "monitor news, track public opinion, find information on candidates, retrieve data and articles, and perform other research."

The guide, which likely will be updated often in the coming months, is available here.

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John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
Available online.   Printed copy to be added to collection.
Marvin Kalb writes "Based on content analysis of global media and interviews with many diplomats and journalists, this paper describes the trajectory of the media from objective observer to fiery advocate, becoming in fact a weapon of modern warfare. The paper also shows how an open society, Israel, is victimized by its own openness and how a closed sect, Hezbollah, can retain almost total control of the daily message of journalism and propaganda."
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.

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