Recall Of News Research Articles

Sex and personality differences in recall of violent and non-violent news from three presentation modalities

An experiment was conducted to compare recall of news information presented in different media. Four news items, two about violent and two about non-violent topics, were presented to 117 male and female Ss either in their original audio-visual or TV modality (narrative plus film), in audio-only (narrative soundtrack minus film) or in print (written narrative transcript). Ss were tested for cued recall immediately after presentation. All Ss also filled out an Eysenck Personality Questionnaire to provide personality measures of Extraversion, Neuroticism and Psychoticism. Results showed that recall was best from print and worst from the audio-visual modality. Violent content was on the whole better recalled than non-violent material. Males recalled violent news better than did females, especially following audio-visual presentation. Personality factors were related to recall of violent news in the audio-visual modality. Introversion, weaker neuroticism and strong psychoticism predicted better recall of violent news in the audio-visual modality. Results are discussed in relation to previous findings.

Sex, Presentation Mode and Memory for Violent and Non‐violent News

Abstract A sample of 68 university undergraduates were presented with a sequence of violent and nonviolent news stories either audiovisually (via television), in audio only or in print. Subjects were tested for cued recall of story content immediately after presentation. There was a significant main effect of presentation mode: recall of news was best from print and worst in the audiovisual condition. Significant interaction occurred between sex, mode and news type: males recalled violent news better than non‐violent news, while for females the reverse was true. Males also recalled violent news much better than females in the audiovisual mode, but no such difference occurred in any other mode. Results indicate that reading the news can produce better retention than listening to or watching it. Furthermore, the presentation of violent news stories audiovisually (on videotape) can produce especially impaired memory performance among female viewers.

Understanding and Recall of TV News

Understanding and Recall of TV News

Recall and Comprehension of Radio News in Kenya

Recall and Comprehension of Radio News in Kenya

How Uses and Gratifications Affect Recall of Television News

While those who watch TV news primarily to gain information recall more than others, casual viewers recall more than those seeking diversion or both diversion and information.

Literacy, Illiteracy, and Learning From Television News

This paper reports on an investigation of the abilities of literates and adult nonreaders to recall and use information from a national network television news program. On a test of unaided recall of news stories the literates recalled 55% more stories than the nonreaders. On a multiple-choice test of information gain from the news program, the literates performed 63% better than the nonreaders. The samples were found to be virtually identical in their use of and opinions about television news. A control group of college students was given the information test without first seeing the news program and did no better than chance. The most important factor affecting recall was the length of time the story was on the air. Human interest stories were recalled much better by both groups than any other type of story. The level of performance among the adult nonreaders correlated highly with their reading levels.