The communication technology and policy section of the Proceedings contains the following 11 papers: "The Battle for the Net Frontier: Technology and Policy in an Age of Hype and Sensationalism" (Jan H. Samoriski); "Uses and Gratifications of the World Wide Web" (Barbara K. Kaye); "Comparing Consumer Feedback Channels: Newspapers versus Television" (Wayne Wanta and others); "Digitized Source Materials for News Stories: How Do Digital Technologies Affect Media Routines?" (David R. Thompson); "Do Quotes Affect Perception of Online News Stories?" (S. Shyam Sundar); "Changes and Consistencies: Newspaper Journalists Contemplate an Online Future" (Jane B. Singer); "The Communications Decency Act: A Call to Keep a User-Friendly Environment" (Justin Brown); "New Technologies in the American Oval Office and the Canadian Prime Minister's Office" (Betty Houchin Winfield and Michael Antecol); "The Fair Use of Video Clips in Electronic Publications on the World Wide Web" (Quint B. Randle); "Personal Computer Adoption and Internet Use" (Carolyn A. Lin); and "The Myth of a Technological Solution to Television Violence: Identifying Problems with the V-Chip" (Greg Makris). Individual papers contain references. (RS)