Charles E. Swanson

President Truman Speaks: A Study of Ideas vs. Media

The way in which each individual related ideas to his own needs and values had more effect upon recall, in this instance, than repetition of a theme by either speaker or media. Dr. Swanson is director of the Research Division, School of Journalism, University of Minnesota, where Jones is a staff member. Jones is also on the staff in Psychology, as is Jenkins.

Small-City Daily Newspapermen: Their Abilities and Interests

Editorial-side workers from nine small-city dailies in Minnesota were given a battery of standardized ability and interest tests. The results are compared here with norms for other groups on these same tests and with the showing made by metropolitan newspapermen in an earlier Minnesota personnel study.

Staff and Doctoral Research in Progress, 1952-53

This report includes current research projects by staff members and doctoral candidates in American schools and departments of journalism, unless otherwise noted. It omits confidential work or work scheduled for publication before April 1, 1953. “S” indicates staff member, “D” doctoral candidate, “C” completed.

Masters’ Theses Completed in Journalism, 1951-52

(Editors Note: This list continues the compilations appearing in the Quarterly in 1936, 1945, 1950, 1951 and 1952. All theses are by students majoring in journalism, and all were completed in 1952, unless otherwise noted.)

Report on Masters’ Theses in Journalism, 1950-51

SCHRADER, DONALD P. Study of methods for presenting local news on TV. S. Iowa. STARKEY, JOAN and SCHMIDT, ROBERT. Pronunciation guide to South Dakota place names. SoC. South Dakota. STARLIN, D. GLENN. A comparison of listener preference with radio station programming in Iowa. D-C. Iowa. STEWART, RAYMOND F. Social impact of television on Atlanta families. S. Emory. D. Iowa. WILLIAMS, DONALD M. A study of the influence of the announcer upon audience reaction to three types of radio programs. D-C. Iowa. WOLSELEY, ROLAND E. Study of religious content of broadcasts by Voice of America. S. Syracuse.

Report on Journalism Research in Progress, 1950-51

This report includes research in progress by staff members and doctoral candidates in American schools and departments of journalism, unless otherwise noted. It does not include confidential research, or work published or scheduled for publication prior to April 1, 1951.

Masters’ Theses in the Field of Journalism, 1949-50

This list continues the compilations made for the Quarterly in 1936 by Frank Luther Mott, in 1945 by William F. Swindler and in 1950 by Clifford F. Weigle. All theses are by students in schools and departments of journalism unless otherwise noted.

President Truman Speaks: A Study of who Believes What

Further findings in an analysis of reactions to the Presidents “Twin Cities” speech challenge the notion that audiences will be more likely to accept an objective news story than the opinion-loaded sentences of an editorial. The authors are all members of the faculty at the University of Minnesota.