The Social Role of the National News Media
FAIN: RO-11609-73
Columbia University (New York, NY 10027-7922)
Herbert J. Gans (Project Director: January 1973 to present)
To determine what American society tells itself about itself through the national news media; what kinds of events they cover--and leave out; why they cover the kinds of events they do; and what policy implications for the social role of the news media are suggested by these data.