Sentences with phrase «programs on»

A second implication of the uses - and - gratifications research for understanding why people watch religious programs on television is the insight that uses made of the media and gratifications derived from these uses change over an individual's life span.

The research indicates that the dominant audience of religious programs on American television is people who are already religiously interested and church attenders.

There are several ways in which religious programs on television may be effective in building the membership of local churches: One is by the addition of new members, the other is by the reactivation of old ones.

The question of the effect of religious television programs on the local church has both short - term and long - term dimensions.

It is difficult to calculate accurately the total number of people who regularly or occasionally watch religious programs on American television, because of the confusion in some of the available data.

Rockenstein in 1966 and Klos in 1978 studied the effects of selected Christian children's programs on informational and attitudinal tests administered to selected groups of children in controlled laboratory situations before and after viewing.

These figures certainly do not tally with other research, such as the Nielsen surveys which list the combined audience for all syndicated religious programs on television in November 1980 as 19.1 million adults and children.

(7) A similar poll conducted in 1980 for the American Research Corporation in Irvine, California, and published in a report titled «Profile of the Christian Marketplace,» found that as many as 40 million adults watch some religious programs on a reasonably regular basis.

There may be a substantial number of viewers who watch religious programs on an occasional basis.

Because of the complex interaction of religious broadcasting with other social characteristics such as broader religious and cultural movements, changing social uses of mass media, and changing historical circumstances, it is unlikely that a simple cause - effect relationship between the viewing of religious programs on television and individual faith and church interaction could ever be isolated.

The dominance of paid - time religious programs on television at present is possibly creating a substantial status - conferral effect.

These programs now represent the large majority of religious programs on television.

Religious programs on American television have traditionally been viewed by older rather than younger people; females rather than males; and the less - educated rather than the more - educated.

The poll indicates that for the three evangelical subgroups identified by the survey, 47 percent, 46 percent, and 45 percent, respectively, indicated that they either didn't watch or didn't know how much time they spent watching religious programs on television each week, and another 9 percent, 6 percent, and 5 percent indicated they watched for less than one hour each week.

There is little evidence to support the contention that religious programs on television are increasing the overall membership of the church.

The difference in the growth rate of these two programs at this time illustrates also the differences in growth not only between evangelical and mainline programming, but also between different types of evangelical programming, those which purchase their air - time and solicit their audience for support and those which air their programs on sustaining - time and undertake no audience solicitation.

As noted, the majority of the audience of religious television programs are people who are already actively involved in a local church and there is therefore little empirical evidence to support the contention that religious programs on television are «draining people out of the local churches.»

David Levy (President of the Caucus of Producers, Directors, and Writers) explains that some 20 years ago sponsors normally purchased a whole series of programs on television or radio — Kraft, Hallmark, Texaco, and so on — but that today sponsors only purchase time — a few minutes of spot advertising on many different programs.

If you'd seen his programs on TV, or seen him in person (as I have), you'd understand the kind of spirit he has.

They expanded community colleges on the one side and graduate programs on the other.

Here's another thing, I am seeing ads for Al Jazeera all over the place and even as sponsors for programs on NPR.

By 1974 a UNESCO report found that only four countries were exporting TV in any major way: the United States was annually exporting 150,000 hours of TV; the United Kingdom and France, about 20,000 hours each (including all the BBC programs on American public broadcasting); and Germany about 6,000 hours.

14 % said that their viewing of religious programs was «a substitute for going to church», and about 20 % said that they watched religious programs on Sundays during church hours.

Give awards for service of merit: annual awards to the best public service programs on local TV; special «Service Citations» to media leaders in the community; a prize for the best local TV or cable program in the community.

There are many ways that medical schools are giving this instruction — through cultural competency training, bioethics courses, humanities in medicine lectures, and the creation of programs on medicine and religion.

And even the «negative» programs on TV — the game shows and «Miami Vice» and Music TV — should be included in the curriculum, so that students will begin to understand their culture and become capable of separating the good from the bad from the indifferent.

Every mosque has a weekend school of one sort or another, with programs on Saturdays, Sundays or both.

Testifying to the effects of such programs on the people of the tiny island of Montserrat, with a population of 12,000, and Saba, with only 1,000, he asked, «Where is my community in all that?»

On the other hand, 14 per cent claimed that their viewing of religious programs was a «substitute for going to church,» and about 20 per cent said that they watched religious programs on Sundays during church hours.

«The audience for religious programs on television is not an essentially new, or young, or varied audience.

He blessed that wee new girl, and her family, and it was that moment when the quiet unassuming one is revealed as their true identity in the movie, he's still a pastor, still a teacher, even after all of the deconstruction and pulling apart and rebuilding of our faith, and our understanding of church and go - go - go - programs on the premise of compounds and build - it - they - will - come, coupled with a new understanding of vocation and ministry, even with his business acumen, and the new normal life in the secular marketplace.

This mis - perception has led to an un - balanced support for paid - time programs on the basis that they are more effective in their use of television than the earlier religious programs were.

David Levy (president of the Caucus of Producers, Directors, and Writers) explained that some twenty years ago such sponsors as Kraft, Hallmark, and Texaco normally purchased a whole series of programs on television, but that today sponsors only purchase time — a few minutes of spot advertising on many different programs.

B) If you've ever watched even the most simple programs on cable TV regarding the Big Bang, the scientists are the first ones to admit that these are questions they can't answer... yet.

A systematic effort to encourage church members to become involved in the activities of the local Mental Health Association, a citizens group which engages in educational and preventive programs on all three levels.

The churches which have been active in family counseling have produced family education programs on a large scale; often these are based on clinical experience obtained in the counseling centers, thus relating to real problems in the lives of people.

Religious programs on television are not a new phenomenon: they have been a part of the schedule since television's first year of operation, just as religious programs were some of the earlier types of broadcasts on radio.

Qualified us for more insurance programs on the state teet.

But my glee was short - lived as I recalled Obamacare, «green» jobs, and the panoply of socialist programs on the books and in the playbooks of the Democrats (and some Republicans).

Based on some of the arguments Grossman made about how administrative efforts to prevent sexually transmitted disease actually lead to more sexual activity, more disease, and more psychological distress, Nava penned an op / ed for the Daily Princetonian questioning the campus's programs on condom distribution and sexual health titled «Princeton's Latex Lies.»

A more economical course is to set up sentencing policies that keep dangerous offenders in prison for their full sentences — by moving non-dangerous offenders into alternative work programs on the outside.

I remember watching a few programs on it in the past.

Without a doubt, the Chase Ultimate Rewards program is the most popular travel rewards programs on the market among points and miles aficinados — and for good reason.

Almost as long as there has been digital music, there have been podcasts — regular downloadable audio programs on everything from hip hop to high finance.

Investor interested in investing in any of the programs on this website are urged to carefully read these disclosure documents, including, but not limited to the performance information, before investing in any such programs.

He is the author of 3 books, has created assorted audio and video programs, and has appeared on many radio and television programs on five continents, including NPR, CNN, CNN International, CNBC, FOX Business, Channel News Asia, Sky Business News, Shanghai Today, CNBC Asia, CNBC Africa and Bloomberg TV.

For example, Nestlé marketing will be featured prominently on popular video programs on Alibaba Group's Youku Tudou video streaming site, one of China's top online video platforms.

This loan is one of the most flexible programs on the market.

The US Treasury can ill afford to assume an additional 5 - 6tln of debt by nationalising the GSEs when the non revenue neutral programs on the table already get the USA to the mid 20's (trillion) in Federal debt.

Years after a national task force recommended enacting anti-spam legislation, the Canadian bill finally established strict rules for electronic marketing and safeguards against the installation of unwanted software programs on personal computers, all backed by tough multi-million dollar penalties.