The Community broadcasting system poised for start-up in Bangladesh. Long run media-based NGOs, along with other NGOs and the private sector, were attempting to introduce community radio (CR) in Bangladesh. Both the public and private university are also considering a CR station on campus. In CR what will be new and attractive to the learners is…

Designed to assist the motion picture or television producer, this directory lists organizations (producers, distributors, talent agencies, laboratories, etc.) by geographical section in Florida. Each entry includes the company address, telephone, services available, a contact person, and credits. (DAG)

This project examines the impact that internet-based distribution technologies, in particular webcasting and podcasting, are having on the community radio sector in the United States. Through interviews with sector participants, the impact of this changing technological environment on the role of community radio is identified. Internet-based…

Describes the principal occupations involved with television and motion picture production: producers, photographers, electricians, sound mixers, and script supervisors. Discusses salaries, hours, employment opportunities, and schools. (JOW)

This study examined the extent to which the use of print and broadcast mass media could predict the level of awareness and participation of secondary school teachers in political activities and its implications on the quality of Nigerian education system. Eight hundred and two secondary school teachers from South West states of Nigeria served as…

After a brief review of the growth of cable television from 1948 to 1965, the paper examines in more detail trends in the structure of the industry since 1965. Specifically, interest revolves around the apparent trends of concentration and vertical integration within the industry. Corporate histories of the leading firms are then used to…

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)

Resume of testimony given at hearings at the White House Conference on Children, September, 1970. Topics considered were the influence of the mass media on children and ways to improve media products. (NH)

Interest in videotex/teletext technology has prompted the formation of an ad hoc steering committee for a proposed "Videotex Industry Association." The association--still in its formative stages--would educate the public as well as its members on videotex services, help develop industry standards, and act as a clearinghouse for information.…

Discusses organizational growth in communications in the context of technological innovation and institutional evolution. Notes that firms are conglomerating and elaborating their administrative structures. Focuses on these trends and how they affect the telecommunications community and the interdependent actions of government and business firms.…

Examines the gap between modernist-based business education and postmodern business practices in the cultural industries (broadcasting, publishing, design, entertainment). Uses research results to demonstrate how cultural industries use reflexive modes of consumption and production. Suggests a need for a postmodern approach to business education.…

Presents arguments supporting a social model of learning linked to situated learning and cultural capital. Critiques training methods used in cultural industries (arts, publishing, broadcasting, design, fashion, restaurants). Uses case study evidence to demonstrates inadequacies of formal training in this sector. (Contains 49 references.) (SK)

The teaching materials presented in this casebook combine two perspectives: that of the journalist and that of the lawyer. The holdings of the courts on cases involving the First Amendment, libel, pornography, fair trial, free press, and the regulation of radio and television broadcasting are presented. In addition some problems of law and…

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

This report presents an insight into indigenous media forms and the introduction of modern media in Japan, and follows media development through the war and occupation to the present day. The report discusses (1) the birth of the newspaper in Japan, (2) control laws and regulations, (3) press policy under the allied forces' occupation of Japan,…