ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The author wishes to thank Johnny McNair, Shadan Azali and Jason Reynolds for diligent and cheerful research assistance. Many thanks, too, to the staff and board of The Media Coalition Inc., especially David Horowitz, Chris Finan, Gail Markels, Judith Krug, Judy Platt and Michael Bamberger.

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The Media Coalition, Inc.

• American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression
• Association of American Publishers, Inc.
• Freedom to Read Foundation
• Interactive Digital Software Association
• International Periodical Distributors Association, Inc.
• Magazine Publishers of America, Inc.
• National Association of College Stores, Inc.
• National Association of Recording Merchandisers
• Periodical and Book Association of America, Inc.
• Publishers Marketing Association
• Video Software Dealers Association

The Media Coalition is a trade association that defends the First Amendment rights of publishers, booksellers, librarians, periodical wholesalers and distributors, recording, motion picture and video games producers, and recording and video retailers in the United States.

Copyright 2000

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