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Freedom of the Press

An Unfettered Press
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs, 1994. A book length overview of journalism in the United States. Both print and electronic media are described and issues are discussed. Case studies from large and small newspapers, radio, and television stations are included.
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/press/

A Free Press
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs, Issues of Democracy, Volume 2, Number 1, February 1997.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itdhr/0297/ijde/ijde0297.htm

Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
Congressional Research Service, Updated August 27, 2003. This report provides an overview of the major exceptions to the First Amendment – of the ways that the Supreme Court has interpreted the guarantee of freedom of speech and press to provide no protection or only limited protection for some types of speech.
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/media/files/press1.pdf

Freedom of the Press
U.S. Department of State. Chapter Four of the book "Rights of the People: Individual Freedom and the bill of Rights" by Constitutional historian Melvin Urofsky.
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/rightsof/press.htm

Legal Foundations of Press Freedom in the United States
U.S. Department of State. Article by Jame E. Kirtley, Professor of Media ethics and Law, University of Minnesota. From the Electronic Journal "Seeking Free and Responsible Media" February, 2003.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itgic/0203/ijge/gj03.htm

Media Ethics

A Responsible Press Office
U.S. State Department, Office of Public Diplomacy. A pamphlet on how to set up and run a government public affairs office.
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/pressoffice/

Media & Ethics
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs, April 2001.
This Electronic Journal looks at many aspects of journalism in the United States today and the role of a free press in a democracy.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itgic/0401/ijge/ijge0401.htm

History and Overviews of U.S. Media

The Media and their Messages
U.S. Department of State, 1997. Chapter 12 of "Portrait of America" provides a summary of the beginnings of the American media and how it has developed over the years.
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/factover/ch12.htm

Overview and the Print Media
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs. Part I of a series of articles by Fredric A. Emmert exploring the media of the United States in the 1990s. This first installment includes an overview plus a more detailed discussion of American newspapers and magazines.
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/media/files/media1cd.htm

The Broadcast Media
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs. Part II of a series of articles by Fredric A. Emmert exploring the media of the United States in the 1990s. This installment explores basic broadcast media -- radio and television.
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/media/files/media2cd.htm

The Media and Society
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs. This is the third in a series of articles by Fredric A. Emmert exploring the media of the United States in the 1990s. This installment covers press freedom and regulation, journalism ethics and training, and ethnic broadcasting.
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/media/files/media3cd.htm

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