News Research Journal

When it failed to arrive, Oregon subscribers said they missed local news. But they also described an emotional attachment to their newspapers, which could not be quantified.

This article identifies 12 content features and interactive functions that have been designed into online classified advertising sites. The analysis reveals that 91 percent of the papers have online classified ads, but few use interactive features.

This content analysis of 109 editorials revealed more similarities than differences in how Southern, Northern and Western newspapers characterized black church burnings. The findings call into question the assumptions that regional differences exist in portrayals of racial conflicts.

A survey of AEJMC Newspaper Division members and U.S. daily newspaper editors shows that they hold significantly different views on public journalism goals–listening to readers, initiating discussion about and solving community problems.

Online editors agree that standards should be the same whether publishing online or in print. However, many say that online standards are affected negatively by the speed of publishing and the lack of an adequate number of online staff.

This survey of Sunday newspapers reveals a hierarchy of sophistication of how newsroom employees seek information on the Web. News researchers were the most skilled and reporters and editors were the least skilled.

A survey of 117 nondailies found that the large majority of nondailies base their news holes on a percentage of their advertising inches, primarily run-of-paper advertising.