Differentiating Media Practices: How Demographic Variables Relate to Support for Freedom of the Press.
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Abstract
Public support for various media rights was examined in this study. Data were analyzed from a national probability sample of 1,508 adults, with items pertaining to media formed into three indexes: Morality, Routine Journalism, and Identification. These indexes were used as dependent variables in a multiple analysis of variance test based on the demographic variables of sex, age, education, and political orientation. Results indicated that: (1) men supported all rights significantly more than women, with greater disparity for routine journalism practices; (2) support for media rights was higher at the left side of the political spectrum than the right, especially for practices that relate to moral issues; (3) as education increased, support for rights tended to increase, with the greatest change occurring for routine journalism practices; (4) increasing age seemed to be associatea with decreasing support; and (5) identification of rape victims and juveniles charged with crime received little support from any group. (Three tables and 4 figures of data are included; 27 references are attached.) (Author/RS) *********************************************************1 e********** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** Differentiating media practices: how demographic variables relate to support for freedom of the press Julie L. Andsager University of Tennessee, Knoxville 330 Communications Bldg. Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 615/974-5155 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) dThis document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. C Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction Quality Points of view or opinions stated on this document do not necessarily represent official . OERI position or policy -PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC). Presented to 1992 Annual Convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Communication Theory and Methodology Division, Montreal, August 6.