Looks at the media metamorphosis experienced by the media in Grenada from the early l970s to the United States occupation in l983. (FL)

Finds that current open meeting laws allow greater access to government, provide more comprehensive coverage, and have stronger enforcement measures than laws in l974. (FL)

Urges increased academic participation and reliance on academic expertise by Congress and the Federal Communications Commission in making policy decisions concerning the broadcasting industry. (RB)

This three part volume surveys the history and present state of the conflict between the public's right to know and other, often conflicting, goals of government and society. The first part, containing an introduction by Senator Sam Ervin, deals with the evolution of the concept of free expression and the present condition of newspapers and other…

Reports that most editorials favor deregulation and that ownership ties with television and radio stations seem to affect their stands. (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)

Reports that Nigeria has two sets of broadcasting systems, one run by the federal government and the other by the states. Discusses various problems with the systems. (FL)

Discusses the financing of Third World media projects that are designed for development, and reports on five main sources of funding--government sources, international agencies, advertising sales, private local support, and self-support. (Author/JEG)

This report provides the proceedings of an expert seminar, held during the preparatory meeting of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) summit, which was designed to contribute to the new media orientation of the CSCE. The proceedings notes that the main media issue in the 1990s is no longer to legitimize freedom over…

Despite a tradition of government secrecy, Canada recently adopted freedom of information legislation. Reflecting greater public and media interest in the issue of public access to information and government secrecy, Bill C-34, the Access to Information Act, received royal assent in 1982, as did a privacy act, enacted to protect the complementary…

This document contains the transcripts of three speeches given at the 1975 annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism. Frank Peers'"Border Impact: The Historical Perspective" examines the effect of U.S. media on Canadian media and Canadian identity. It is argued that Canadian identity tends to be expressed in…

This is the expanded third edition of a book that lists research, organizations, and publications in the field of communications. The book's first three sections are guides to research, listing universities with communications research programs, nonacademic institutions that conduct communications research, and organizations that support…

This volume presents the hearings on the implications of international communications and information held before the Senate Subcommittee on International Operations of the Ninety-fifth Congress. Statements taken from Otis Chandler, publisher of the "Los Angeles Times," Andrew Heiskell, chair of Time Incorporated, Glenn E. Watts,…

In 1976, the Aspen Institute's Program on Communications and Society sponsored a series of Washington staff seminars on communications policy: "Policy Choices for the Information Age,""Government Telecommunications Research and Policy Development,""Problems of Regulating Specialized Telecommunications Common…

Two approaches to communication research, diffusion theory (individual-level analysis) and empathy approach (action implications through society) raise ethical concerns. The popularity of the approaches is related to power: those, such as government agencies, who provide funding often reflect self-interest in project selection. Some ethical…