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In forming a universal world ethos in the context of ever-increasing globalization, it is premised that human rights are rooted in cultural ideas of right & wrong that vary across cultures. Data gathered from university samples of countries are used to identify common value denominations across cultures using the notions of power & control as indicators of good & evil. A self-report & a cultural stereotype assess the cross-cultural applicability & their relation to global human rights. The results substantiate universal human rights with some important differentiations. It is suggested that differences in conceptions could still arise, causing misunderstandings, particularly between Eastern & Western cultures, with the US being particularly confrontational & self-righteous in their human rights approach. 1 Table, 7 References. T. Noland

A content analysis suggests that issues prominent in the news during the 1960s, did not necessarily deserve the attention at the times they received it.

News media coverage of major soc issues in the 1960's is related to PO data & to the realities underlying those issues. Strong relationships were found between trends in media coverage & some measures of PO. However, other measures of PO on the same issues did not seem to be related to media coverage. Media coverage did not match statistical trends in events related to the major soc issues, but deviations between coverage & the events seemed to be systematic in several ways. Some assumptions are challenged--for example, that the media provide a useful picture of what is "really" going on--& implications for policy-makers & future res are discussed. AA.

A mathematical model of information diffusion is derived from several theoretical assumptions. When corrected for variation in audience interest it predicts actual diffusion of news with reasonable success.

There are measurable differences in science writing aimed at audiences of different educational levels. Differences tend to be consistent with findings on audience effects of textual variations.