The visual communication section of the Proceedings contains the following 8 papers: "Constructing Meaning from Visual Images in Local Television Crime News" (Claudette Guzan Artwick); "Comparative Performance of the Pie and the Bar" (Prabu David); "Job Satisfaction among Photojournalists past 40: A National Survey Looks at 'The Lifers'" (John Freeman); "Piecing Together the AIDS Quilt Story: A Micro-Analysis of the Interaction of Television News' Visual and Verbal Texts" (Steven Konick); "The Burden of Visual Truth: The Role of Photojournalism in Mediating Reality" (Julianne H. Newton); "The Health of Photojournalism and Visual Communication Education in the Nineties: Cause for Concern or a Bright Future?" (C. Zoe Smith and Andrew Mendelson); "Design Variations Within and Among Newspaper Chains" (Sandra H. Utt and Steve Pasternack); and "Public Perceptions of Photographic Credibility in the Age of Digital Manipulation" (Tom Wheeler). (CR)