This report begins by noting that newspapers are now producing cable television programs, leasing cable channels, and selling cable advertising; thus the first half of the report consists of articles examining that trend. The articles explain why and how newspapers entered the world of cable, why one newspaper dropped cable, the success of one…

Teacher-training programs in elementary reading and career education are being beamed via satellite to Appalachian teachers in a communications experiment. (Author)

A world-wide analysis of possible uses of entertainment media to stimulate social change. (CH)

Supreme Court interpretations of the First Amendment have allowed congressional regulation of broadcasting. This report discusses governmental regulation of the mass communication media, especially in the area where restrictions are most numerous--television. Specifically, the following topics are examined: Supreme Court litigation regarding…

These two papers discuss communications policies and structures in France and in the United States. The first paper reports that efforts to develop new electronic communication systems in France are hindered by rivalry between two public monopolies and by governmental protection against foreign influence. The second paper assesses ownership of…

The studies described in this paper were undertaken to evaluate the usefulness of information-exchange techniques for promoting the quality of life within given regions of a society. The first analysis describes the investigation of projects to enhance the functions of small businesses, joint regional planning, health care, education,…

Abstracts and cumulative data prepared by the Division of Educational Technology (DET) staff for all of the projects funded by the division since 1968 are listed alphabetically under the legislated programs: (1) Educational Television (ETV) and Radio Programming, (2) ESAA Television and Radio Series, (3) Telecommunications Demonstration, and (4)…

The purpose of this document is to highlight the major technical issues of interconnection within a broad based, multi-function, multi-user bibliographic data interchange network in Canada, and to indicate specific areas where development work of a technical nature needs to be undertaken. Recent systems development in the U.S. and Canada is…

This kit presents unedited primary source documents which illustrate a wide range of alternative approaches to document delivery systems. Selected for their value to administrators and decision-makers, these documents derive from general membership surveys and from libraries contacted directly by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC)…

This paper documenting the development of the Individualized Study by Telecommunications (IST) instructional model describes both the design features of the model, and the current status of procedures used for developing and adapting courses for individualized study by telecommunications. A combination of audio technology, computer technology and…

This report presents the requirements and plans for providing public telecommunications services for the city of Columbus. Included are a description and analysis of potential applications of public telecommunications services in the community; the design requirements and system specifications for a two-way cable interconnect linking a government…

In a survey of commercial braodcasters, 80% of the respondents felt that university communications majors seeking on-the-air, nonnews jobs were unqualified for their chosen profession. Because teachers of oral interpretation possess the performance expertise that broadcasters need, they must be more actively involved in teaching broadcast…

Presently there are nearly 20,000 undergraduate majors in broadcasting, with the majority enrolled in speech communication departments. However, estimates hold that at best only one-half of those seeking positions in television will actually find them. This indicates the need for a media student to receive a good general education in areas other…

Papers presented at this symposium are grouped into eight sections, including introductory overviews; the delivery of health care, education, and community services; contributions from the field of scientific and technical information; teleconferencing and computer conferencing services; new services; and communication processes at both the…

This report of the Committee on Satellite Communications (COSC) reviews a number of future communication needs which could be satisfied by satellite systems, including needs in fields such as education, health care delivery, hazard warning, navigation aids, search and rescue, electronic mail delivery, time and frequency dissemination, and…