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Focuses on the issues and problems in the field of journalism and mass communication in the United States. Overview of the commentaries from several educators; Assessment of the pedagogical approaches applied in teaching the disciplines in Higher Education; Educational and career background of the symposium contributors.

Presents a study on how ideological constraints affected the coverage of Jesse Jackson's campaign for the U.S. presidential election in 1984. Purpose of the study; Consideration of Jackson's campaign as a challenge for the media; Examination of content of newspapers and news magazines to analyze the patterns in news coverage; Citation of nine major categories dealing with a certain version of Jackson's public image.

Focuses on the career development and counseling needs of women at various ages and some of the programs which have been developed to meet these needs in the U.S. Description of the current status of legislation relating to career education for women; Endorsement of the approach to career guidance and programs; Recognition of the existing gap between the sexes.

The article discusses the need of inclusive curriculum, a representative of the multicultural composition of American society. It discusses a strategy to promote a inclusive communication curriculum. The strategy involves development of curriculum involving the inclusion of African American perspectives. The two faculty members from two institutions included Jannette Dates, an associate professor of communication and acting dean of the School of Communication at Howard University and Jim Schnell, an associate professor of communication at the Ohio Dominican College.