The Media Institute The Media Institute is a nonprofit research foundation specializing in communications policy and First Amendment issues. The Institute exists to advocate and encourage freedom of speech, a competitive communications industry, and excellence in journalism.    Founded in 1979, The Media Institute pursues a program agenda that encompasses virtually all sectors of the media, ranging from traditional print and broadcast outlets to contemporary entrants such as cable, satellites, and interactive networks.    The Institute publishes books and monographs, prepares regulatory filings and court briefs, convenes conferences, and sponsors a luncheon series in Washington for journalists and communications executives. In December 1997, the Institute created the Public Interest Council, a group of communications attorneys and constitutional scholars who have followed the work of the federal Advisory Committee on Public Service Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters (the "Gore Commission").    Since its inception, the Institute has been an independent advocate of a robust press and a dynamic communications industry. The organization has evolved into one of the country's leading "think tanks" focusing on the First Amendment and communications policy.    To support the work of the Institute, or for further information, contact Patrick D. Maines, President, The Media Institute, Suite 301, 1000 Potomac Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007, E-mail: info@mediainstitute.org .     Other Publications of Interest Rationales & Rationalizations: Regulating the Electronic Media, edited by Robert Corn-Revere with an introduction by Sen. Patrick J. Leahy. Speaking Freely: The Public Interest in Unfettered Speech, essays on broadcast content controls, with an introduction by Edward H. Crane. Advertising Rights, the Neglected Freedom: Toward a New Doctrine of Commercial Speech by Richard T. Kaplar. Commercial Speech Digest, a quarterly publication devoted to news and commentary on advertising rights.    For information about these and other publications, contact Publications Department, The Media Institute, Suite 301, 1000 Potomac Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007 or call 202-298-7512.    The First Amendment and the Media - 1999 was produced by Bridgette Nadzam, Matthew Green, and Marieka Prince.

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