Clarice N Olien

Biographic Data

ID4453924
NAMEClarice N Olien
GIVEN NAMESClarice N
FAMILY NAMEOlien
SIGNATUREOLIEN C N
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Minnesota
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS435
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1970
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
H-INDEX3

  • A Guard Dog Perspective on the Role of Media

    George A Donohue, Phillip J Tichenor et al.CHAPTERMedia, Journalism and Democracy2018

    A guard dog perspective is offered as a way to better understand the functioning of the mass media as an important set of communication agencies in the social system. This perspective takes into account the varying role performances by mass media in reporting on major public issues. The role of mass media as an independent and powerful force in society is an enduring and controversial issue. The guard dog conception takes into account the varying…

  • A Guard Dog Perspective on the Role of Media

    Open AccessGeorge A Donohue, Phillip J Tichenor et al.ARTICLEJournal of Communication1995Cited by: 86References: 19

    Journal Article A Guard Dog Perspective on the Role of Media Get access George A. Donohue, George A. Donohue 1George A. Donohue is a professor emeritus of Sociology, University of Minnesota Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Phillip J. Tichenor, Phillip J. Tichenor 2Phillip J. Tichenor is a professor emeritus of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota Search for other works by this author o…

  • Community Structure and Editor Opinions about Planning

    Open AccessClarice N Olien, Phillip J Tichenor et al.ARTICLEJournalism Quarterly1990Cited by: 3

    This research focuses on the role of editors as community news gatekeepers. It surveys more than 150 editors from Minnesota, Iowa, North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin, comparing findings for two time periods, 1965 and 1985. The 1985 period was characterized by increased planning, especially in large, complex communities. This study finds that nearly all surveyed editors, as community elites, favored community planning, but by 1985 saw this plan…

  • Media access and knowledge gaps

    George A Donohue, Clarice N Olien et al.ARTICLECritical Studies in Mass…1987

  • Mass Media and the Knowledge Gap: A Hypothesis Reconsidered

    Open AccessGeorge A Donohue, Phillip J Tichenor et al.ARTICLECommunication Research1975

    A principal consequence of mass media coverage about national public affairs issues, particularly from print media, appears to be an increasing "knowledge gap" between various social strata. Previous data presented by the authors were concerned with issues largely external to the local community. More recent work raises the question whether social conflict about a community issue will tend to open the gap further, or close it. Survey data from fi…

  • Mass Media and Information Flow: The Knowledge Gap Hypothesis Reconsidered

    George A Donohue, Phillip J Tichenor et al.ARTICLEPublic Opinion Quarterly1974Cited by: 1

    Journal Article Mass Media and Information Flow: The Knowledge Gap Hypothesis Reconsidered Get access G. A. Donohue, G. A. Donohue University of Minnesota Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar P. J. Tichenor, P. J. Tichenor University of Minnesota Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar C. N. Olien C. N. Olien University of Minnesota Search for other works by this author on: Oxfo…

  • Mass Media Flow and Differential Growth in Knowledge

    Phillip J Tichenor, George A Donohue et al.ARTICLEPublic Opinion Quarterly1970Cited by: 345

    Data from four types of research—news diffusion studies, time trends, a newspaper strike, and a field experiment—are consistent with the general hypothesis that increasing the flow of news on a topic leads to greater acquisition of knowledge about that topic among the more highly educated segments of society. Whether the resulting knowledge gap closes may depend partly on whether the stimulus intensity of mass media publicity is maintained at a h…