Outlines a case in which the school board was overly restrictive of teachers' speech. Advises boards to be aware of policies that make questionable distinctions, not to be slow in changing a questionable policy, to try to anticipate side effects of policies, and to be willing to admit error. (Author/IRT)

Presents a 10-question quiz based on court decisions reported from 1977 through 1979. Three areas are covered--student discipline, student searches, and student expression. Answers and explanations are given for each question. (IRT)

Whether university research can be organized and, if so, what organizational measures can be taken to make university research efficient is discussed. It is concluded that a university researcher requires freedom of action for his/her research work and the mass university must shrink to a university for the elite. (Author/MLW)

Argues that the advertising industry's influence on the press is primarily indirect and that journalism educators should divert student attention from the negative aspects of advertising's role in the press. (RL)

In this interview, Harold L. Nelson, former president of the Association for Education in Journalism and the American Association of Schools and Departments of Journalism, discusses a number of topics, including press freedom, research needs in journalism history, United States media history, and the current status of journalism history. (GT)

Discusses the dangers of censorship, children's right to read a variety of types of books, and the importance of children's books in which authors express their personal world view rather than deliberately writing for children. (GT)

Reviews Supreme Court cases dealing with First Amendment protection for commercial advertising; concludes that the Supreme Court is moving in the direction of removing most restrictions on commercial advertising, in conflict with the desires of a number of important groups in society. (GT)

In answering questions regarding restrictiveness, quality, autonomy, and "fadism" in relation to competency based instruction, the author asserts that much criticism is based on the desire of entrenched educators to retain a shameful status quo. (MB)

Details the implications for libel suits against the press of the law's distinction between public figures and private individuals. (KS)

Constitutional implications of the public's right to know are discussed with regard to such issues and price advertising and gag orders for the press. It is concluded that the first amendment is being overused. (LBH)

Describes the manner in which decisions in the cases of "Gertz" and "Firestone" can clarify some of the basic issues underlying libel law. (KS)

The availability of Internet access in public libraries has raised concerns about free speech rights and library liabilities. This article, part one in a three part series, examines the constitutional background for free speech and Internet provision, defining "speech" and highlighting limitations to free speech and court analysis of…

Notes how the author, an author of children's and adolescent literature, is more and more wary of the ever-vigilant advocates of political correctness when it comes to selecting books for classroom use. Discusses criticisms of his own works. Offers recommendations to influence the reading preferences of 12-year-olds. (RS)

Harvard University (Massachusetts) scholar Richard P. Chait has become a leading and controversial voice on tenure reform. Chait claims he is not opposed to faculty tenure, but challenges deeply-rooted beliefs when he suggests tenure is not the only way to protect academic freedom and may not be essential in any circumstances. (MSE)

A Vanderbilt University (Tennessee) junior has organized 500 young people into a group, Peacefire, that opposes public schools' and libraries' use of software to block access to some sexually explicit portions of the Internet. He feels the software is too restrictive, also blocking access to important sources of information about women's issues,…