Describes the implications of a recent Supreme Court decision that makes it legal, within broad limitations, for nonprofit organizations that own commercial broadcasting or publishing properties to make purchases at lower prices than their capitalistic competitors. (KS)

Interviews with media and business leaders indicate that differences in how each side sees its own performance makes some conflict between them unavoidable. (KS)

Details the implications for libel suits against the press of the law's distinction between public figures and private individuals. (KS)

Reviews relevant case law concerning attempts to recover damages from newspapers and other media sources for emotional distress independent of other injury. (KS)

Recent court decisions have diminished First Amendment protection by rejecting the appropriateness of the "New York Times" doctrine regarding privacy and private and public citizens. (KS)

Examines users' preferences for broadcast and print media and asserts that the accurate definition of channel typologies is dependent upon consideration of both the audience needs addressed and the degree of effort required to receive the information. (KS)

Compares the content of competitive newspapers and monopoly newspapers, stating that competition has an impact on daily newspaper content. Notes that competitive newspapers have more reporters and buy more wire services than comparable newspapers without competition. (MM)

Suggests that commercial broadcasters are less capable of identifying and reacting to violations of free speech than are individuals who regulate the communication channels. (Author/RB)

Describes the career and achievements of Aleksei S. Suvorin (1834-1912), a journalist and publisher of one of Russia's largest newspapers whose upward mobility was unusual in 19th century Russia. (RB)

Examines prime-time television's portrayals of industries from the 1950s through the 1980s. Claims that television overrepresents service and public administration industries and underrepresents manufacturing. Asserts that these representations reflect widely shared cultural values and the commercial constraints of network television. (MM)

Discusses the self-regulatory processes of the broadcast industry as related to advertising and programing standards after the elimination of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) "Code." Asserts that, even though the code is gone, the process of self-regulation continues. (MM)

Compares Gannett newspapers and a matched set of other dailies, revealing that Gannett may be practicing a systematic elimination of marginal circulation. (FL)

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)