A U.S. State Department assessment of the information and communication issues of the UNESCO General Conference at Belgrade, Sept. 23-Oct. 28, 1980. Includes abridged text of the UNESCO resolution on the MacBride Report. (PD)

Presents a critical view of U.S. support of the United Nations, UNESCO, the International Program for the Development of Communications (IPDC), and the New World Information Order. (PD)

Concludes that the MacBride Commission's approach offers both a physical foundation and a set of protective principles for development of worldwide communication freedom and thus passes the basic test of compatibility with U.S. constitutional norms. (PD)

Discusses the launching and operation of the International Program for Development of Communication (IPDC), a UNESCO clearinghouse for communications development. (PD)

Describes the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE) project in India during 1975-76, including programing patterns, formats, and audiences. Demonstrates that countries like India have the technical and managerial capability to design, operate, and maintain advanced communication technology. (JMF)

Examines applications which make some use of communication technology for providing education and information. Outlines the roles communication interventions play in development; the circumstances for success; and some specific applications. (JMF)

Emphasizes the significant practical role that radio plays in educational and cultural growth in developing countries. (MH)

Scholarly exchange of perspectives and beliefs governing the thinking and work of two "productive and principled" scholars. Covers kinds of research they deem important, problems of information overload, and application to Third World Countries. (Took place at 1980 General Assembly of the International Association for Mass Communication…

Gives a detailed analysis of progress at the International Program for the Development of Communications (IPDC) Conference in Acapulco, January 1982. Assesses the tone of the continuing international dialog on communications. (PD)

Compares three models for satellite systems in terms of design and costs in relation to other communications systems to show the most efficient and economical forms. (JMF)

Examines cross-cultural studies of news coverage, values and images, and journalistic standards. Suggests that the value of searching for commonalities lies in extending the knowledge of human behavior. (PD)

Focuses on the news coverage of the International Program for the Development of Communications (IPDC) Conference held in Mexico, January 1982. However, the IPDC is also analyzed in relation to the evolution of the international communication debate. (PD)

Examines the key tenets of the MacBride Report and the critical response by scholars and journalists. Includes the text of the Declaration of Talloires adopted by journalists from 20 countries at the Voices of Freedom Conference, 1981. (PD)

Points out some of the social, legal, economic, and political effects of information technology. Concludes that the United States along with other nations must find ways to maximize the use of telecommunications technology without homogenizing people, without overriding national boundaries, and without engulfing and diluting other value systems.…

Examines the role of United States' network television in international news coverage, and the influence of satellites and earth station locations on that coverage. Presents results of a study on the effects of international news, particularly from the Third World, on U.S. network television during the period 1972 through 1976. (JMF)