Presents an annotated bibliography of 19 items from ERIC identifying troublesome paradoxes regarding the media and freedom of expression. Items are categorized by issues identified as relevant to radio and television, commercial advertising, and the press. (JMF)

Notes that, when in 1956-58, the government of Taiwan relaxed its press controls, it experienced results similar to those on mainland China. (FL)

Examines the events surrounding the Bay of Pigs coverage in the "Times" and concludes that the editors did not hold back the story. (FL)

A journalism faculty member at Baylor University (Waco, Texas), who later resigned in protest of the administration's actions against the student newspaper editors, tells how the controversy started. (RL)

Recounts the controversy at Baylor University (Waco, Texas) between the school administration and three school newspaper editors who were forced to resign. (RL)

A brief account of the controversy at Baylor University (Waco, Texas) that led to the forced resignation and revocation of scholarships of student newspaper staff members. (RL)

The repercussions of a controversy between the administration and student newspaper staff at Baylor University (Waco, Texas) included the loss of scholarships. (RL)

The First Amendment protects editors of school newspapers. Accordingly, school policy should offer students due process rights, and the newspaper adviser, who is instrumental in controlling the content of student publications, should be chosen with care. (TE)

Freedom of the press and the extent of constraints upon that freedom are examined. Some recent Supreme Court rulings are discussed. (RM)

Examines news coverage of the Soviet attack on KAL 007 (Korean Airlines Flight 007) that establishes and legitimizes Russia's viewpoint. Analyzes the twin processes of selection and structuring giving the text coherence. Notes that such cultural analysis challenges scholars to explore how the synchronization of government and media viewpoints…

An attorney for the plaintiffs in the "Smith vs. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County, Alabama" case recounts his impressions of the trial, focusing on the nature of the press coverage. (NKA)