Milan D. Meeske

Black ownership of broadcast stations: An FCC licensing problem

The development of minority (in this case, black) ownership of television stations as a factor in licensing is analysed through discussion of the Orlando, Florida TV 9 and Hunts‐ville, Alabama Garrett cases. The author, part of the department of communication at Florida Technological University (Orlando), contends that Appeals court actions have forced the FCC to more carefully consider minority ownership aspirations—but that many basic questions need to be clearly answered prior to any definitive rule‐making on the subject.

Editorial Advertising and the First Amendment.

One aspect of the recent pressure for greater public access to the airwaves is the attempt by several individuals and groups to buy air time for expression of opinion on often controversial subjects. The legal ramifications of this issue are explored in the following paper by Dr. Milan Meeske, a member of the communication faculty at Florida Technological University in Orlando.

Editorial Practices of Television Stations

National survey finds more than half the countrys TV stations editorialize, with local topics most frequent.

Protecting radio call letters and slogans as trademarks

In 1983 the FCC ended its supervision of call letter disputes, and two years later the Patent and Trademark Office gave broadcasters the right to protect their call letters. Since then, several radio stations have gone to court, claiming trademark infringement by competing stations on call letters, slogans, and dial positions. Whether stations prevail depends on such factors as type of mark, content of the call sign or slogan, audience recognition of competing calls or slogans, similarity of audience and format, and extent to which similar call signs or slogans may confuse the public.

Impact of WESH Case on Procedures for Comparative License Renewals

Actions of FCC and courts in this case show that present standards and laws are not adequate.

The Florida Experiment: An Analysis of On-the-Scene Responses to Cameras in the Courtroom.

On June 30, 1978, the State of Florida completed a year‐long experiment in which television and still camera coverage of trials was allowed. The State Supreme Court must now decide whether camera c...

Attitudes of ETV Managers Toward the Fairness Doctrine

The factor loadings tend to cross variable modality (assertion, question and picture); however, the second factor is loaded primarily with assertions and the third factor, primarily with questions. Factor score coefficients were used to compute scores for each subject on each factor. Analysis of variance performed on the computed variables produced a significant difference on the second factor but not on the others. The significant main effect on this well-rounded factor for sex of the newsmaker indicated that this pattern of reporting appeared more often when the newsmaker was male than when the newsmaker was female. (Table

News Directors' Attitudes toward the Fairness Doctrine.

Orher fields. Faculty members from departments other than journalism, speech or communication wrote 209.14 articles or 14%. History departments led the list with 38.5 articles, sociology was second with 34.25 and political science third with 33.23. Other departments included agricultural journalism, agricultural communications and schools of agriculture (18.67), psychology (14), business and marketing (12.83) and English (12.64).

Broadcasting and the law of defamation

Although the law of libel and other forms of defamation seems to undergo change with every new term of the U.S. Supreme Court, it is hoped that this “here is how it is in the summer of 1971” review will be of value. Dr. Milan Meeske is assistant professor in the Department of Communication of Florida Technological University.