Sensitive information and press freedom in the United Kingdom -- The press council in Norway: a buffer between the press and society -- Denmark: The case of the missile mishap -- Control functions of the media in the federal republic of Germany -- Self-censorship as seen by Swedish journalists -- Hungary's new press act -- Centres of political power and censorship in Yugoslavia -- A study of the watchdog role of media: Malaysia and Thailand -- The media in the philippines: the fine line between freedom and anarchy Asian institute of journalism -- An analysis of the press in four Arab countries -- How watergate influenced the Canadian press -- Guarding against the abuse of power: the alternative press in the United States -- Bolivia's daily presencia: the price of independence -- Costa Rica's crusading press

1. Freedom of the Press