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Examines the factors causing the closure of the daily newspapers in the U.S. Conspiracy of the publishers for greater mutual profit; Role of the advertisers in the publications; Claim that 75 to 80 percent of the total cost of delivery of a newspaper is paid for by advertisers who purchase white space in the paper at rates based largely on circulation.

Presents news items published in several periodicals. Tendency of Germans that they do not want to be hung; Information that the U.S. government is sure it can find enough to print the needed next batch of 665 million income-tax blanks despite the paper shortage; Statement that in Chicago, Illinois, the new catalogue of Turtox Products Inc. offers grasshopper eggs at 75 cents a dozen and other dainties at reasonable prices.

Presents information on bias editorials in the presentation of news by several U.S. newspapers, as shown by their handling and reporting in headlines and text of news events. Description of controversial matters such as the Cruiser Bill controversy in Congress and tariff debates; Measurement of the discrepancy between objective facts and news facts; Analysis of 400 issues of seven Pittsburgh newspaper during the steel strike; Development of a project by Carola Woerishoffer Department at Bryn Mawr College to give reliable results from newspaper analysis; Comment that to advocate a policy editorially has been regarded as a proper function of the press; Information on public controversies on which indexes of bias are based.

Focuses on the two new picture magazines, "Life" and "Look." Increase in the demand of both the magazines; View that the U.S. has suddenly gone candid-camera crazy; Enhancement of the attractiveness of such periodicals by adding pictures that are sensational, faintly salacious or gruesome; Description of the April issue of the magazine "Look."

Presents information on the plant paper or employees' magazine which is one of the numerous cures for unrest which American industry has tried within the last decade. Information that established, sometimes in connection with, sometimes independently of welfare or "industrial relations" programs, these magazines now represent a capital investment of, roughly, $4,000,000, and constitute an article of some bulk in the journalistic diet of the working class; Published "for," "in the interests of," "for the information and inspiration of," occasionally "for and by" the employees of a corporation; Circularization of the paper free of charge to all employees, and is sometimes mailed, to their home addresses; Purpose of the magazine to promote industrial efficiency; Publicity campaigns conducted by some editors to eliminate the wastes of heavy accident rates, of sickness and tardiness; Subjects which really touch the relations of capital and labor and which are therefore of primary interest to labor are wages, hours, methods of collective bargaining, working conditions, and the status of employer and employee.

Discusses that the newspapers of journalist William Randolph Hearst are on decline. View that the Hearst newspapers no longer have anything like the significance they had in American life a generation ago; Description about the journalistic career of Hearst; Influence of Hearst on American journalism during 1900 to 1910; Existence of a stiff competition faced by the Hearst newspapers from other papers like the "New York Daily News" and the "Chicago Tribune"; Testimony that Hearst no longer sets the pace journalistically is shown by the recent history of his magazines; Argument pertaining to Hearst's influence upon the army of readers of his newspaper.

Discusses the publication of the information on Senator Richard Nixon's fund, in different U.S. journals. Publication of the story of how 76 men gave politician Richard Nixon $18,000 to sell free enterprise jointly by reporters of the journals "Post," and "Daily News,"; Number of newspapers that placed the story on first page; Information on the survey of 70 daily newspapers that printed the story on Nixon's fund.

The author reflects on the implications of the victory by elected U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on newspaper publishers who have harshly criticized the president during the electoral process. He said that publishers such as W. R. Hearst and writers including Betty Millard and Paul Block are among Roosevelt's detractors. Roosevelt is the subject of accusations regarding social security taxes and his alleged dictatorship. Such newspapers eventually experienced a decline in sales.

Reflects on the author's experience working as the literary editor of the periodical. Insights about the arguments and doctrines of the American liberal democracy as promoted by the periodical; View of the author regarding the division in the periodical; Conflict between editors Bruce Bliven and Edmund Wilson; Efforts of the author to break the periodical's division by publishing papers to honor the centenary of William and Henry James; Recollection of his most significant contribution to the periodical.

Focuses on the future of American journalism with reference to the conduct of press in the 1936 election campaign in the U.S. View that the press is getting worse in so far as it represents the attitudes and aspirations of those who have become the voice of big business or capitalists; Reference of censorship as an important issue with the American press; Decline in the influence of editorial page in the journals; Effect of radio on the press; Suggestions for improvement of the press.

Focuses on the periodical "The Tribune" and its alter ego, Colonel Robert Rutherford McCormick. View of the news fraternity, liberals and interventionists on the periodical; Fact that the periodical and McCormick can be whittled down to the proportions of the reactionary, isolationist and bitterly anti-administration faction for which they speak; Accusation of McCormick for office-buying; Role played by social register playwright Joe Patterson to lay the foundation of the periodical; Discussion of two factors that have held the periodical at the isolationist position; Effect of the social and economic reforms of the New Deal on the periodical; Statement that whatever heights "The Tribune's" virulence may have reached in fighting domestic policies have already been surpassed in its bitter attacks on the administration's handling of the war emergency; Comparison of the periodical with other periodicals that were published in the U.S.

Focuses on comments and response of several readers regarding the journal's monitoring of press political coverage of the present election campaign and the performance of the press in the U.S. Comments of executive editor Basil L. Walters of the Knight Syndicate, regarding affairs of the press; Illustration of local press performance by letters received from readers, enclosed with news clippings; Examples of reminders of bias with the press.

Focuses on prevalent scenario in Great Britain amidst growing political presence of Germany in various countries of Europe. Questions asked by U.S. visitors to Great Britain on the censorship of films and on editing of foreign publications like "Time"; Comment on diplomatic pressure from Germany on the press of various European countries to desist from printing anti-Nazi material with speculations on possible impact on Great Britain; Structure of commercial press in Great Britain; Potency of British laws against libel; Constituents of Incitement to Disaffection Bill.

Presents letters to the editor published in this issue of the periodical. Complains of advertisers on any editorial positions the periodical has taken; Publication of various novels in the U.S. with reference to the novel "A World to Win"; Reference to an article in "The Bandwagon," saying that natives of Angola must dress decently and no longer appear naked or wearing leaves.

The article discusses the principle behind the journal's position in the U.S. presidential campaign in 1932. In line with this issue, the editors see it appropriate to present their conception of the paper's function in politics. They do not adhere to be blind partisans. Their job is to assess the various parties and their candidates in order to give a meaning, in the light of social objectives, to what the parties are and do.

Focuses on the condition of the foreign language press in the U.S. Discussion of the nationalism in the U.S. in context of several migrant communities there; Description of various private and public schemes for suppressing the foreign language press of the U.S.; Statement that young immigrants learn English quickly; Attitude of the U.S. government towards foreign language press; Information about several foreign language publications in the U.S.

Focuses on the growing anti-Semitic campaign against Jews in the U.S. Basic Structure of this anti-Semitic, pro-Nazi campaign with emphasis on a chain of small newspapers and magazines which have sprung up throughout the U.S. and in particular in the Middle West; Resemblance of the articles published in these magazines with those printed in foreign language papers controlled directly by German dictator Adolf Hitler; Description of the journal "X-Ray" which is full of quotations from isolationist Senators; Name of newspapers with Nazi orientation which include "Publicity" and "The Broom"; Analysis of U.S. aviator Charles A. Lindbergh's anti-Semitic speech which he made at Des Moines, Iowa; Investigation of the concentration of control of Jews in the motion-picture industry of the U.S.

Focuses on the proposed implementation of the right-to-reply law in the U.S. Publication of the reply of political candidate in the newspaper; Growth of media monopolies; Freedom of the press; Judgment on Florida's right-to-reply law; Fair campaign practices statute passed in 1913 by the Florida legislature; Absence of conflict between the right-to-reply law and the First Amendment; Self-criticism of the press.

Focuses on the influence of newspapers on the society. Statement that the good old elective system by which a reader could choose a journal suited to his taste has curtailed; Claim that the survival of the fittest operates in journalism just as in other fields; View that to a considerable extent the general public has been extremely short-sighted in not being more active in protecting its own vital interest in a free and varied press; Significance of adequate newspaper coverage; Opinion that the reader should make sure he's right by obtaining first-hand factual information through representatives of his own choosing, and then by all means be should go ahead; Reflection of the rising tide of concentration in journalistic power.

This article focuses on the political issues in the U.S. Impact of the partnership between Republican William Howard Taft and Presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower on Republicans. Information on five to eight-column headlines on Eisenhower's expected political moves, published in all newspapers; Details of the political events published in the journals "Chronicle," and "Examiner"; Discussion of the speech by the U.S. General at the Pennsylvania Republican State Committee in Philadelphia.

Focuses on rural press lord John Perry's control of weekly newspapers in the United States. Supply of canned news and features through the Western Newspaper Union syndicate; Location of 35 branch offices of Western Newspaper Union; Attitude of the newspaper on foreign news; Bolstering of a free and independent country press; Revenues from newspaper advertising campaign; Connection between editorial.

The article presents information on the forthcoming issues of the journal "Time." For millions of middle-class Americans it is the interpreter of national and world affairs. Thousands of foreigners get their major impression of the United States from it. The United States Information Agency last year distributed 1.8 million copies free in 56 foreign countries as part of the American propaganda effort. The magazine has 500 carefully selected, well-paid staff members capable of the most skilled performance of almost any publication in the country. It has the most effective network of information gatherers in the United States, in terms of extensive coverage of particular subjects. On occasion its work is distinguished, showing by contrast the superficial coverage of other magazines and of many newspapers.

This article presents information on the attitude of the British press towards the United States. Although reporting must be designed to sell newspapers and appeal to large segments of the population, some of the material seems strangely selected. In the "American Column" that appears daily in the "Daily Express," the emphasis is on the odd pieces of news, insignificant happenings, human interest anecdotes. The pattern is similar, there is an initial case of misinformation or distortion of information, followed by reactions from outraged citizens and somewhere along the line, facts of the story are lost, misplaced or obscured.

Focuses on ways in which mass media in the U.S. has dealt with various political and social developments in the country. Statements made by President George Bush regarding the November 1991 election and his travel plans for 1992; Information on a pamphlet "Air Raid Pearl Harbor: A Guide for Editors, News Directors and Reporters Covering the 50th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor," issued by the Hawaii chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association; Report on the case of Oklahoma death-row inmate Benjamin Brewer; Headline in the newspaper "The Wall Street Journal" about women employees.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles published in different issues. Discussion of the article titled "Stevenson's Shoe-string," published in the October 27, 1952 issue; Contribution for Senator Adlai E. Stevenson's campaign; Service provided by the journal to the daily press; Acknowledgement of essays published in the October 13, 1952 issue; Comment on the T.R.B. published in the October 27, 1952 issue; Report on Pope Pius XII's pronouncement; Recognition of article by Lee Shippey, published in the October 13, 1952 issue; Analysis of the article "The Doctors Needle Their Patients," published in the October 27, 1952 issue.

Comments on the conflicting public opinion in the U.S. and Japan toward the American intervention in Siberia. Irritation of the Japanese periodicals; Resentment to the assumed guardianship over Japan by America; Incapability of maintaining peace and order by themselves; Adoption of resolution regarding the intervention issue; Queries on the Japanese press on America's own disinterestedness in the premises; Illustration of the confrontation of opposing tendencies.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles published in different issues. Comment on an article by Charles A. Beard titled "The Anti-Trust Racket," published in the September 17, 1938 issue; Criticism of the facts in the article "Waterfront East and West," published in the September 14, 1938 issue; Opinion that when one cannot deny uncomfortable facts, one has to introduce new issues; Request for the contribution to a fund to help reelect Senator Gerald P. Nye.

Focuses on Republican candidate for presidential elections Frank Knox's career as an editor. Information about the political background and career of Knox; Views expressed by Knox in his editorials on the New Deal program of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Description of the influence of Knox on other republican politicians; Information about his career as an editor; Description of his engagements with several newspapers and journals.

Focuses on the contribution of the newspaper "New York Evening Graphic," owned by and directed by Bernarr Macfadden, to the theory of news. Comments of Macfadden upon the whole business of newspaper publication; Statement that the civic function of the newspaper is to serve as a glass through which the people may watch steadily the progress of world, national and municipal events; Issues and items which are to be considered as news; Greatest coup of Macfadden in the magazine; Interest of Macfadden in dealing with true stories; Transformation of the technique of the "True Story Magazine" to the news columns of the periodical.

Focuses on the socio-political and economic contributions of U.S. Vice President Henry Wallace, who has also become a new editor of the journal. Formation of the journal to express the polity of American life; Family background of Wallace, which influenced him to work for the journal in his new role; Description about the scholarly work of Wallace; Launch of a program by Wallace for American farmers; Objective of Wallace to choose the journal to be a "window on the future"; Editorial role and responsibility of Wallace in his new designation.

Presents several letters to the editor referencing the article "Cuba: A Dissenting Report," by Samuel Shapiro, published in the September 09 issue. Economic and social development of Cuba; Cost and standard of living of the people in Cuba; Foreign economic relations of the U.S., with Cuba; Refusal of the U.S. firms to accept tax assessed evaluations for property confiscated by the Cuban Government; Failure of the administration of Fidel Castro; Failure of Shapiro to mention the newspaper "Times of Havana," which is published in Havana; Laws regulating property taxes in Cuba.

Focuses on the news as the dominant folk art in the U.S. View that titles of magazines like "True Love Stories," "True Detective Stories," "True Ghost Stories," attest the social will to enhance the value of an art by turning it into news; Association of the news with a toy; State that the news is a crude simulacrum, concocted to please the public, to fit its need of playing master, of knowing itself and of expressing its otherwise inarticulate emotions; View that the news does its best to preserve the infantilism of pure delusion in its public.

Focuses on political issues in the U.S. Information on the history of the journal; Collection of manuscripts and earliest printed books at the Houghton Library of Harvard University; Views of President George Bush on the appointment of Yitzhak Rabin as prime minister in Israel; Comment that presidential candidate Ross Perot will not get any vote.

Presents texts and quotes from articles published in different journals. Comment by R.I.C. Prout, vice-president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs that if women seem to be confused today, it's because they have started thinking; Inquiry by a widow on whether her recently married son, John Doe Jr., should continue using junior in his name; Amazement by Henry Ford II, president of Ford Motors Co., regarding the preference shown by Europeans for politician Adlai E. Stevenson.

Presents quotes from various publications related to political and social events that took place in the U.S. Report from the newspaper "The Washington Post" on the exclusion of the charitable-deduction provision from the tax cut legislation; Description of the proposed repeal of the estate tax; Information on the amount of tax collected in the year 2000 in various U.S. States; Discussion of the legal rights of migrant workers, reported in the periodical "Los Angeles Times"; View that if Legal Services did not stop representing non-citizens, the legislature would pass a highly restrictive measure preventing the group from doing its most basic work, such as filing class-action suits on behalf of clients; Reference to the article "The Reformation of a Street Preacher" published in the January 24, 1993 issue of the periodical "The New York Times"; Others.

The article looks at the history of "The New Republic" on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its founding in 1914 by Herbert Croly. Topics include the nature of American liberalism, changes in the magazine during politician Henry Wallace's tenure as editor in the late 1940s, and the balance of realism versus idealism in the magazine.

Reports on developments related to various reference materials in the U.S. Publication of the periodical "Critical Inquiry" by the University of Chicago Press; Correction on the publicized number of printing for the books of Fiction Collective; Availability of "The Nothing Book" published by Harmony House; Awards made by the Committee on Public Doublespeak, set up by the National Council of Teachers of English.

Comments on the structure of the corrections columns in American newspapers. Purpose of the rule that the correction should avoid repeating the original error; Effect of typographical errors on readers; Description of a best correction; Trend towards self-flagellation in American journalism.

Discusses the rumor claiming that Mexican children routinely were being kidnapped, brought to the U.S. and murdered for their vital organs, which were then transplanted into sick American children with rich parents. Reference to articles related to the rumor, published in some Mexican newspapers; Fear generated by the rumor among the Mexicans; Efforts of the Mexican and the U.S. government to dispel the fear; Reason behind the failure of efforts to defeat the rumor.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues of "The New Republic." "Race in the Newsroom," which focused on the integrity of newspapers in the country; "Flip Wilson," which profiled California Governor Pete Wilson; "Into the Wilderness," which highlighted the impotence of the Christian Coalition.

Focuses on political developments in the U.S. Information about the letter written by Al Smith, the outstanding Democrat of the U.S.; Opinion of people regarding Smith; Tribute paid by U.S. President John Calvin Coolidge to U.S. President Herbert Clark Hoover's ability and efficiency; Comments on newspaper Chicago Tribune; Views of readers regarding Chicago Tribune.

This article focuses on the concept of news bias in U.S. press, with specific reference to political campaigning of 1956 and coverage of these campaigning by several journals. An editor who tries to maintain fairness to both parties by allotting more or less equal space to each party on any given day will generally overrate or underrate the importance of news stories. "News value" may not be precisely measurable but it exists. Several journals have been examined to find out the subordination of "news value" to mechanical "balancing." In news treatment, the editorial preference plays a vital role which ultimately affects public perception of a particular news.

Scrutinizes the journalism of "The Economist." Information about celebrities who praise the weekly news magazine; Comment on the recent profitability and success of the journal; Observation that it contains less original reporting and writing than other magazines; Examination of its survey of U.S. news; Comment on coverage of business and finance; Comparison of the journal with "Reader's Digest."

Presents information regarding gaffes published in several newspapers in the U.S. Accidental claim of a tobacco company lawyer concerning the worth of cigarettes in men's health; Implications of thoughts of the headlines of some famous circulation papers; Correction on a previous article entitled "A Few Good Taxes"; Excerpts from an issue of "Premiere," a new movie magazine published by Rupert Murdoch.

Comments on several issues relevant to society and the conduct of life in the U.S. Skiing; Dating games on television; Prediction by popular songs and news magazines of economic recession via decreased consumer optimism and spending.

Discusses the publication of the vacation snapshots of former Senator Gary Hart and actress Donna Rice in the journal "National Enquire." View of Barry Kaplovitz, a political and marketing consultant, regarding Hart; Reference to the two key questions asked by reporter Paul Taylor from Hart; Information that the documented evidence of the recent liaison was in fact collected by a private eye hired by a jealous husband, himself a prominent politician.

Reprints the first issue of the periodical, which was published on November 7, 1914. Political issues discussed in the periodical that were relevant to the United States and international politics; Contributing authors; Editors.

Examines economic trends in the United States and in light of such trends published in various American journals, suggests that most of these publications invariably highlight the negative aspects of these trends. Possible impact of high employment on interest rates; Reason why a growing as well as a shrinking trade deficit is detrimental for the economy; Beneficial and harmful effects of a stronger market rate of the U.S. dollar; Economic implications of fluctuations in the prices of oil, housing and stocks.

Discusses the author's coverage of the drug crisis in the United States for a magazine. Comments on what irresponsible drug stories had done to other magazines; Information on the drug abuse trends in the United States; Suggestion that various publications have overplayed the drug problem in the United States; Popularity of marijuana in the United States.

Focuses on the increasing influence of columnists Rowland Evans and Robert Novak in the U.S. political circles. Educational and career background of the two columnists; Reference to the popularity of their newspaper columns; Information on articles written by them about politician Jack Kemp, who is a strong advocate of supply-side economics; Views of the columnists on international issues affecting politics in the United States.