References to information on the background, structure, function, contents, and effects of mass communications are provided in this annotated booklist. Material is included on theory, popular culture, the Black press, communications technology, the underground press and film, and mass media violence and the entries are arranged according to the…

The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of persons and organizations involved in or associated with the American publishing industry are supplied in this directory. There are the following divisions: book publishing, associations, book trade events, courses-conferences-and-events, agencies and agents, services and supplies, direct mail…

Articles in this newsletter discuss the increasing abridgements of the Fifth Amendment right to remain silent rather than make self-incriminating statements; the power of the Federal Communications Commission to put broadcasters out of business, as demonstrated in the Star case; and a case in which three members of the Young Socialist Alliance…

This guide to materials available in the McLennan Library is intended to assist students in locating information and literature necessary for sociological studies of the mass media (excluding film). It does not deal with the more technical aspects of the media or the "how to" literature. The annotations are arranged under the following headings:…

This compilation of broadcast journals and periodicals is a result of a questionnaire survey which attempted to determine the extent and nature of articles published by journals or periodicals which relate to radio and television broadcasting. The 109 responses, as well as the 19 returned by the post office and the 27 non-responses are listed by…

The results of a survey of cultural resources available to high school foreign language students in the Central New Jersey and New York City areas are presented in a listing of cultural and professional organizations, businesses, schools, government tourist offices, television and radio broadcasts, publications, religious groups, travel agents,…

Each selection in this anthology offers a single example of a major problem or characteristic of the American mass media. The anthology has four sections: development, responsibility, media, and coverage. Development in journalism is shown by comparing accounts of Presidential conventions over a 125-year period. Articles about responsibility deal…

Information about organizations and research in the communications field is compiled in this handbook. The focus is not upon communications in the broadest sense, but is rather restricted specifically to the media, with emphasis being kept on major organizations and institutions. The first three sections list universities conducting major media…

The nine papers in this collection discuss the educational issues raised by the 1976 Copyright Revision Act with special emphasis on conflicts between the rights of teachers and learners and the rights of creators. Topics covered include: (1) the history of copyright development in Europe and America, (2) the educational implications of the new…

The legislative history of the new copyright law that will become effective January 1, 1978 is reviewed. Principal provisions of the law are outlined, including those dealing with fair use, reproduction by public libraries, exemption of certain performances, cable television, performance right in records, royalties, jukeboxes, and public…

All areas of mass communication are surveyed. Man's earliest efforts as a communicator are considered, and what is known about the development of speech and writing is explored. Various theories (including mathematical ones) are reviewed which attempt to explain the processes of both personal and mass communication. Separate chapters focus on the…

The traditions of the Chinese press in Malaysia go back 160 years to Malaysia's first Chinese-language newspaper, considered by scholars as the first modern periodical anywhere. Since then, this press has aided Christian missionary efforts in China and Southeast Asia, helped develop permanent Chinese communities in the Malay peninsula, called for…

This bibliography on mass communications in Israel contains articles, pamphlets, and books written in English covering the areas of advertising, Arab mass communications, broadcast authority, censorship, culture and communication, film, press and propaganda, publishing writers, radio, commercial and educational television, and the theatre arts.…

Investigates the status of Arabic in the U.S. in four institutional areas: (1) the periodical press; (2) radio and television; (3) ethnic community schools; and (4) places of worship. Findings based on responses to questionnaires distributed in 1981 and 1982 indicate conscious efforts to maintain Arabic in these communities. (SED)

A recent survey reveals frustration with our inability to institute social change. Public affairs education has not been effectively linked to the energies of those willing to study and take action, such as students. Barriers to such a linkage include institutional rigidities; autonomy and jealousy; limited financing; differing concepts of public…