"This fourth annual survey of broadcast journalism deals with the political events of a presidential election year- from the primaries to the party conventions in Miami and on through election-night jitters. The volume also reviews all the political infighting which went on in Washington, D. C. , and testifies to the tremendous political pressures exerted on the members of Congress and the regulatory agencies. The growing influence of broadcast journalism is reflected in the rash of license challenges and public-interest suits, carried on in communities from coast to coast by women, consumers, and other minority groups. Special reports on "Blurred Image in the Electric Mirror" by Sig Mickelson, "Notes on the Drama of politics and the Drama of Journalism" by Micheal Novak, "TV Drama in the USA: The great Drought of 1971-1972" by John Houseman, "Sports and Television: The perfect Marriage by Dick Schapp, and "Radio News-Promise and performance " by Steve Knoll enhance the text. "-Publisher