This paper discusses how contemporary community standards influence court decisions regarding First Amendment rights of free speech. It briefly reviews controls of free speech, the problem of language use, free speech as it affects orderly conduct, and disciplinary procedures. (Author/LD)

This review of the history of the coverage principle developed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) concludes that government regulation of mass media program content can be dangerous and that the coverage principle needs to be abolished. The first section of the report discusses the FCC's interpretation of the 1934 Communications Act…

The teaching materials presented in this casebook combine two perspectives: that of the journalist and that of the lawyer. The holdings of the courts on cases involving the First Amendment, libel, pornography, fair trial, free press, and the regulation of radio and television broadcasting are presented. In addition some problems of law and…

Contained in this document is the policy statement from the Utah System of Higher Education. The contents include policy concerning: academic tenure, achievement of tenure; achievement of tenure by promotion or award, advance notice of termination or reduction in status, procedure for discipline and termination for cause, due process, procedures…

This report contains tentative procedural recommendations for the discipline of officers of instruction and certain other holders of faculty appointments at Harvard University. These procedures will apply under the following conditions: (1) interference with freedom of speech, academic freedom, freedom from personal force and violence, and freedom…

The Government in the Sunshine Act, passed by Congress in September 1976 to become effective in March 1977, will require many of the federal government's decision-making agencies to permit attendance by the press and public at agency meetings. This report details the provisions of the new law and comments on the effects it may have on the…

Argues that this bicentennial year should be a time to teach students about freedom of the press and describes useful instructional materials for that purpose. (RB)

Describes the Association for Education in Journalism's reaction to a proposed federal law intended to inhibit free and open inquiry. (RB)

Defines "topless" radio as live, midday, female-only, two-way talk show format as originated by Station KGBS-AM/FM, Los Angeles, and examines F. C. C.'s struggles to eliminate such programing which they deemed obscene and indecent. (MH)

An exercise requiring students in an introductory mass communications course to comment on issues in a freedom of speech case revealed that students may be more supportive of freedom of speech than is sometimes thought. (RL)

Discusses cases in which trial court judges imposed restrictive orders (gag orders) on the press, other methods of inhibiting reporters' access to judicial information, and American Bar Association guidelines for applying due process to gag rules and orders. (GW)

Reviews court cases involving restrictions on the distribution of off-campus publications on college campuses. (GW)

Reviews the implications of the Supreme Court decision in "Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser." Schools must still comply with First Amendment and may not restrict student speech without valid reason. The maintenance of school order and the protection of rights of others are valid reasons. Speech is not immunized by the…

This article examines the system under which lecturers were employed in British adult education before the Second World War, when the responsible agencies relied heavily on "full-time part-time tutors" who had no official status or employment security and were thus subject to pressures infringing on their academic freedom. (Author/PGD)

Examines how modern ideals of individualism and critical reflection contribute to beliefs associated with nihilism. Argues that emancipatory views of education foster self-directing individualism and critical thought that contribute to nihilism problem. Concludes that emancipatory approaches should be based on the idea of the individual as a…