While freedom of speech is a defining characteristic of the United States, the First Amendment right is often regulated within certain environments. For years, schools have attempted to monitor and regulate student communication both within the educational environment and in student use of social media and other online communication tools.…

Examines federal access and dissemination policies favoring availability of public information; structures for producing and disseminating government information; legislation and implications of policy decisions; effect of new technologies on public access and dissemination; executive-branch policy directions; and call for action to reverse trends…

In response to the growing importance of information issues in regional, national, and international forums, these papers on information policy were prepared by National Telecommunications and Information Administration consultants and staff members during 1979 and 1980 to provide a foundation for review, public analysis, and debate. Two types of…