Mass Media Guide
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Check the following subjects in the online Book & Video catalog for indepth information on issues involving mass media:
Freedom of the Press (343)
Journalistic ethics (174.9)
Mass Media--Political Aspects (302.23)
Mass Media --Psychological aspects
Privacy, Right of (323.44)
Television Broadcasting of the News (791.45)
Television and Children (302.2345)
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eBooks
Overviews of issues not current cases.
- Gale's Encyclopedia of American LawIncludes overview articles on the fairness doctrine, sheild laws, piracy, freedom of the press, censorship, broadcasting and other media legal issues.
- Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and the Right450 articles on individuals, movements, political parties, and ideological principles. Includes articles on the first amendment, media bias and censorship.
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Reference Books

These are books that are always available in print in the library for general, historic and background information.
- History of the Mass Media in the United States (R302.23 History)
- Articles explain the legal, economic, political and technical developments that have shaped American media from 1690 to 1990. Bibliography included.
- Censorship (R363.31 Censors) 3 volumes
- Includes almost 1000 articles on censorship in broadcasting, publishing, film and music. Also information on the laws and people involved in censorship issues.
- The Media in America (R 302.2308 Hollis)
- Short articles on important events in the history of the mass media.
- Women and American Television: An Encyclopedia (R791.45 Women)
- Female celebrities, shows featuring women and important events that affected women in television in America.
- Mass Media and the Constitution: An Encylopedia of Supreme Court Decisions (R343.43099 H642)
- A summary of Supreme Court decisions to 1987.

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