Discusses Federal Communications Commission policies concerning comparative license renewal standards; examines the application of those standards to the case involving control of television station WESH in Daytona Beach, Florida; and evaluates the implications of that case. (FL)

Discusses the Fair Use'' doctrine regarding copyrights as established in Rosemont v. Random House and its effect on copyright law currently before Congress. (RB)

Discusses the responsibilities of publishers and freelance writers concerning the liability involved in defamatory statements. Reviews several court cases pertaining to publisher liability and claims that, if a writer is not under the immediate control or supervision of the publisher, the publisher may avoid liability. (MM)

Discusses issues relative to the 1977 court order--based on a decision of the National Citizens Committee for Broadcasting (NCCB)--that required the Federal Communications Commission to begin proceedings leading to the eventual dissolution of all newspaper/broadcast combinations in the same market. (GW)

Discusses the "single publication" rule, which protects media against a multiplicity of suits based upon the same utterance and limits the time period for bringing lawsuits. Reviews problems that have occurred because of the misuse of the rule. (FL)

Argues that if broadcasters are considered "instrumentalities of the state," then they can be liable for damages to individuals denied access to broadcast channels. (FL)

Reports that the consent order ending the antitrust suit against AT&T keeps that conglomerate out of electronic publishing until l989 and keeps the 22 former Bell companies out indefinitely. (FL)

Lists and annotates more than 200 articles, grouped according to topic. Topics include audience and communicator analysis, broadcasting, courts and law, criticism and defense of media, editorial policy and methods, journalism education, and international topics. (GW)

Lists and annotates more than 200 articles on mass communication, grouped according to topic. Topics include advertising, broadcasting, courts and law, education for journalism, international, management, public relations, and visual communications. (GT)

Lists and annotates more than 200 articles on mass communication, grouped according to topic. Topics include advertising, broadcasting, courts and law, criticism and defense of media, journalism education, history and biography, foreign countries, public relations, and technology. (GW)

Lists and annotates nearly 200 articles on mass communication, grouped according to topic. Topics include advertising, audience and communicator analysis, broadcasting, courts and law, criticism and defense of media, journalism education, government and media, history and biography, foreign countries, management, public relations, and women and…

Lists and annotates journal articles on mass communication, grouped according to topic. Topics include audience and communicator analysis, broadcasting, courts and law, criticism and defense of media, journalism education, government and media, history and biography, international topics, and magazines. (GW)

Lists and annotates more than 180 articles on mass communication, grouped according to topic. Topics include audience and communicator analysis, broadcasting, courts and law, journalism education, history and biography, management, and visual communications. (GT)

Lists and annotates 212 journal articles on mass communication, grouped according to topic. Topics include audience and communicator analysis, broadcasting, communication theory, courts and law, criticism and defense of media, journalism education, government and media, history and biography, international topics, and public relations. (GW)

Lists and annotates more than 250 articles on mass communication, grouped according to topic. Topics include advertising, audience and communicator analysis, broadcasting, community journalism, courts and law, criticism and defense of media, education for journalism, history and biography, international, management, public relations, visual…