The New Communications Technologies

Michael Mirabito is a Professor and supervises the Distance Education and other academic information units at Marywood University in Pennsylvania. He is also a consultant specializing in the new communications technologies, and has written a book about video cameras on NASA's space probes. Barbara Morgenstern is a Professor at the Park School of Communications at Ithaca College in New York and specializes in teaching media law. She is also involved in curriculum development, particularly as it pertains to communications law.

I. Communication in the Modern Age; Technical Foundations of Modern Communication; Computer Technology Primer; Computer Technology: Legal Issues, Y2K, and Artificial Intelligence; II. The Magic Light: Fiber-Optic Systems; Satellites: Operations and Applications; Satellites: New Developments, Launch Vehicles, and Space Law; Wireless Technology and Mobile Communication; III. Information Storage: The Optical Disk and Holography; IV. Desktop Publishing; Desktop Video and Multimedia Productions; The Production Environment: Personal Computers, Digital Technology, and Audio-Visual Systems; Digital Television and Digital Audio Broadcasting; The Production Environment: Colorization and Other Technology Issues; V. The Cable and Telephone Industries and Your Home; Teleconferencing and Computer Conferencing; Information Services: The Internet and the World Wide Web; VI. E-Mail and Privacy; First Amendment and Online Obscenity; Other First Amendment Issues: Libel, Hate Speech, Cyberstalking, and Copyright; New Technologies: Wiretapping, Privacy, and Related First Amendment Issues