Examines the computer networks as systems of power and focuses on the United States' domination of the hardware and software markets and on the international implications of this dominance. (JMF)

Describes the News Election Service (NES) which provides election data to the news media for national and local races. Discusses the criteria used by NES to determine which races and which candidates to cover. (JMF)

Discusses some of the international implications resulting from the emergence of a U.S. information-based economy. (MH)

Raises several policy issues concerning interactive cable television, including the role of government and the regulation powers, and the implications of telecommunication/social service system concerning privacy and confidentiality, approaches to electronic opinion polling, and the potential widening of the information gap between rich and poor.…

Describes the radio system in the Canadian North and efforts that have been made to use radio to provide a mixture of relevant national, regional, and local information. Also reports the results of a survey on the use of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Northern shortwave broadcasts. (JMF)

Provides background on the UNESCO General Conference and the World Administrative Radio Conference which will deal with the concept of information as a national and world resource and with the problems of analysis, measurement, and management in an emerging new information order. (JMF)

Examines the workings of the existing system of computer data bases for technical and scientific information in the United States and raises questions about developing a public national information network. (JMF)

Proposes a 'communication bill of rights' focusing on the right to access, the rights of redress and the right for public accountability of organizations. (MH)

Article investigated the amount of information that could be used in making decisions and communicating. College students were part of an experiment, which measured information with information-theoretic concepts. (Author/RK)

Briefly describes the results of experiments using the ATS-6 Satellite in the delivery of social services in several geographic areas: Appalachia (education and Veterans Administration education), the Rocky Mountain region (education), the Northwestern region (medical endeavors), and Alaska (medicine and education). (JMF)

Discusses connections between the organization of communications and information facilities (focusing on technological innovations and "privatization"), and the nature of citizenship in Great Britain. Argues that when provision of information is entrusted to the privatized marketplace, then people's access to information becomes…

Contends that Finnish mass communication systems contribute to rather than decrease information inequality and suggests that legislative changes to alter the communication structure and the ownership relations of the media are necessary. (MH)

Identifies policy problems in the area of international communications and argues for the adoption of the concept of information as a basic resource that is central to the conduct of international relations. Calls for innovative thinking about the process by which the United States formulates and implements international communication policies.…