The selling of the cable TV compromise

A fair bit has already been written about the broadcaster‐cablecaster “compromise” of late 1971 which led to the final issuance of cable television rules and regulations by the Federal Communications Commission early in 1972. On the following pages, Mr. Jassem explores events in the compromise and deliniates several key factors instrumental in the agreement being reached. The author, who taught last year at Trenton State College (New Jersey) is presently a teaching assistant while enrolled in the doctoral program at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.     

The economic impact of television on the market for books

In France, book information disseminated on television reaches large numbers of potential purchasers and increases sales of the books featured, despite a ban on advertising. There is a clear relationship between television appearances and bestsellerdom. The ability of television to influence sales affects the behavior of book purchasers (who focus on a small number of rapidly changing titles), publishers (who devote advertising and production budgets to mediagenic titles), and book-sellers (who devote more shelf space to titles promoted on television). This article analyzes the impact of television on the book market and on trends in production and editorial decision making. Translated by Beth Luey.     

突破符号性——电视活动声像传播的革命性价值

人类发明对活动声像的记录与传输 ,其核心目的就是突破符号传播的间接性 ,而达到“亲身经历”或“准亲身经历”的境界。它是真正而彻底的眼和耳的延伸 ,是真正突破时空限制的“耳闻目睹”。突破符号性 ,正是活动声像超越任何传播媒介的革命性价值所在。它彻底实现了不借助符号的超时空传播。     

On implementing computer networking on existing cable TV plants: Some interesting proposals

The current work is a survey of the problems and current proposals for implementing digital networks on existing cable TV systems. It presents a summary of the cable TV medium, describes some of the special problems that medium presents, and discusses several proposals/implementations of networks on cable TV systems. Each has some strong and weak points. We then compare these proposals especially with respect to their capability to transmit voice.     

The changing market structure of local television news

Local television news markets have been defined in terms of oligopoly theory, in which the number of competitors is limited and firms must pay significant attention to pricing behavior and product differentiation. The author explores how the development of independent television stations, cable television, and video recorders is changing the market from oligopoly to monopolistic competition.     

Breaking the barriers: The impact of health information and cultural factors on immigrant health in the Nordic countries

Immigrants encounter cultural adaptation challenges impacting their health behaviors and outcomes, with health information and cultural factors influencing their actions. A survey of 340 participants from Finland, Norway, and Sweden was conducted, and the data were analyzed using structural equation modelling. Results show that health beliefs and access to health information, mainly via the Internet, significantly predict immigrants' intentions to engage in health-related actions, while perceived barriers negatively affect their adoption of healthy behavior. The findings underscore the importance of information professionals in providing culturally relevant health information and resources to immigrants and emphasize the need for policymakers to consider cultural factors and information sources in health promotion efforts targeting immigrant populations. This study adds value to the information science literature by highlighting the role of information access and cultural context in shaping health-related actions among immigrants in Nordic countries.     

Political bias in the news coverage of Taiwan's first presidential election: A comparative analysis of broadcast TV and cable TV news

This research examines how TV reported the campaign and the candidates during Taiwan's first‐ever presidential election in 1996.

A content analysis of evening news coverage of six TV stations indicated that the state‐owned broadcast TV stations were far more likely than the privately owned cable TV stations to give a greater amount of coverage and soundbites to the ruling party presidential and vice presidential candidates, using the ruling party officials as principal news sources. The TV Stations’ coverage also contained more news favourable to the ruling party candidates than to other candidates.

The future may well see a turning point in TV election coverage as well as in general news coverage in Taiwan. The three state‐owned broadcast TV stations face competition from privately owned cable TV stations and may soon be confronted with the loss of public trust and audience, unless they can provide fair and balanced news free from government control.     

电视媒介市场供求经济学分析

本文扼要介绍了西方电视媒介供求理论的研究成果 ,作者通过规范分析 ,试图为电视媒介市场的供给与需求研究建立分析框架 ,旨在为今后的深入研究确定方向和基础。     

The local TV station as an organizational self: Promoting corporate image via Instagram

Television stations are increasingly using social media platforms for a variety of reasons. This study examined more than 4,300 visuals posted to the Instagram sites of 383 local TV stations in the United States. The analysis found that news and promotion were the top themes of the posts. Using Goffman’s (1959) presentation of self as a theoretical foundation, this study found that visuals coded as frontstage received more likes and comments than backstage visuals. Small market stations featured more promotion visuals than large and medium markets. Large market stations featured more lifestyle, community, and news posts than the other market sizes.     

The impact of functional decentralization and externalization on local government transparency

Local governments are increasingly establishing functional decentralized agencies, such as autonomous organizations, public companies, foundations and public business entities to provide public services. Furthermore, they are also introducing the private sector, contracting out public services to a private company and creating mixed companies. Our aim is to analyze the effect of functional decentralization and externalization (outsourcing or contracting out) processes on public transparency levels, since theoretically, they are aimed toward good governance and accountability. To do so, we use a sample composed of the 110 largest Spanish cities for the period 2008–2010. The results show that decentralized agencies, especially public companies and foundations, impact positively on levels of public transparency. However, there is no evidence that suggests that the introduction of the private sector, using outsourcing and mixed companies, affects the transparency of local governments.     

The impact of ownership rules and the telecommunications act of 1996 on a small radio market

The change in radio ownership rules in 1992 had the greatest effect in markets ranked above 100. The Telecommunications Act could have similar effects. One such market was investigated for this study. A proposed station purchase in this market would give an ownership group four of seven stations in the market, depending on how a market is defined. Petitions to deny were filed. These statements and replies by station owners were analyzed and related to radio in a small market. The ultimate impact was found on the negotiation of advertising rates. Other effects could emerge over time.     

Breaking Out of the Basement:

The library literature records that bibliographic instruction (BI) has taken its rightful place in the academic library repertoire. The literature also records that technical services librarians (including cataloging librarians), continue to "break out of the basement," actively participating in BI since at least the late 1880s, although few articles codify specific contributions. In 1993, 124 librarians, currently working in State University of New York (SUNY) academic librarian positions, were surveyed regarding the extent of their participation in bibliographic instruction activates. Survey results are reported in detail, indicating that slightly less than half (47.6% or 39) of the 82 respondents do provide bibliographic instruction, not only catalog and library research instruction, but also instruction for a broad range of specialized subject areas. Conclusions challenge cataloging librarians to take a continuing more active role in BI, and challenge BI librarians to more actively embrace their cataloging colleagues. Conclusions also challenge both groups to collaborate in order to effectively teach their constituencies. Includes two tables, two charts, and numerous references.     

The impact of explanatory factors on a bidimensional model of transparency in Spanish local government

The aim of this paper is to analyse the transparency provided by local public managers and to determine whether this disclosure is limited to the minimum quantity permissible (in accordance with Agency Theory) or whether a maximum amount of information is supplied (following Legitimacy Theory). To do so, we present a Bidimensional Transparency Index (BTI), developed as an instrument for measuring the provision of information (i.e. e-disclosure), which contains two components, breadth and depth, to reflect the pattern of behaviour observed. The results obtained show that on average local managers disclose information corresponding to 60% of the indicators considered, but that only 52% of these indicators of transparency present a moderate or considerable depth of content. These findings reflect a pattern of limited information disclosure, with incomplete information. In addition, our study shows that explanatory factors have an asymmetric impact on the components of the BTI.     

Explaining the transparency of local government websites through a political market framework

This paper contributes to the literature on government transparency by addressing the question of what drives the differences in local government levels of transparency. Our main objective is to ascertain whether transparency is mainly driven by the leadership, capacity and other political traits of the local governments themselves – “supply-side determinants” – or, rather, if it hinges on social, cultural and/or other local community factors (“demand-side” determinants). We test the hypotheses derived from this theoretical framework using the results of the Municipal Transparency Index which is based on the information disclosed in the local governments' official websites and was applied to all Portuguese municipalities for the first time in 2013. Our findings indicate that municipalities with less financial autonomy, run by male mayors, with a larger number of consecutive terms in office, and smaller margins of victory in local elections display lower levels of transparency. On the demand-side, the unemployment rate and the average age of the municipal population emerge as the best predictors and are both negatively associated with transparency.     

电视观众性格因素在电视频道品牌管理中的作用

本文探讨了当前国际受众研究领域的一个新的发展方向,并指出受众性格研究对于中国电视频道品牌管理的重要意义.     

电视文献纪录片：文献公布新视野

自1980年中共中央作出“开放历史档案”的决定以来,我国的档案文献编纂工作一直在改革中前进,在创新中发展,取得了史无前例的伟大成就。这一成就不仅表现为各级各类档案部门和科研(文化)机构编纂的诸如《中共中央文件选集》、《雍正朝汉文朱批奏折》、《中华民国史档案史料汇编》、《敦煌文献分类录校丛……     

电视对新闻报道的影响

电视对新闻报道产生了广泛而深远的影响.给新闻报道注入了新的活力,为人们接收新闻提供了更多选择。但电视出现 后,也产生了一些值得反思的现象。本文对此作了初步的探讨。     

电视新闻直播在伊拉克战争报道中的感染力

举世瞩目的伊拉克战争,在美对伊发出最后通牒的48小时内提前打响。面对这突发的重大新闻事件,中央电视台迅速作出反应,立即中断正常播出的节目,由此开始了每天长达数小时的电视新闻直播,受到了国内外同行的充