| Article ID: | iaor19962092 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 8 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 1 |
| End Page Number: | 25 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1996 |
| Journal: | Public Budgeting and Financial Management |
| Authors: | Rubin Marc A., Staples Catherine L. |
| Keywords: | government, politics, financial |
The intent of this research study is to explore the following three questions: (1) How do local newspapers cover school district budgeting processes? (2) Does newspaper coverage of the budgeting process relate to budgeting decisions? (3) What characteristics of a school district relate to the amount of newspaper converage it receives? A survey questionnaire was sent to officials in all Virginia public school districts. Other data needed for this study were obtained from school financial reports and from in-depth analyses of newspaper articles concerning Virginia public school budgeting processes. Approximately 100 newspapers were examined covering 123 of the 133 school districts in Virginia.