Part 1 Who sets the agenda?: the strategic defense initiative - the President's story, Philip L.Geyelin; Libya - a government story, R.Gregory Nokes; diplomacy in a television age - the dangers of a teledemocracy, David Gergen; the congress and the media - forces in the struggle over foreign policy, Robert J. Kurz. Part 2 Who says what?: leakers, terrorists, policy makers and the press, John P.Wallach; terrorism, media coverage and government response, Robert B.Oakley; the care and handling of leaks, Robert J McCloskey; secrets, Michael A. Ledeen. Part 3 Do the media matter?: the news media and national security, Richard R.Burt; woefully inadequate - the press's handling of arms control, Kenneth L. Adelman; US intelligence - current problems in historical perspective, William E.Odom; a view from the executive branch, Robert E.McFarlane. Part 4 Beyond the beltway: foreign policy and the provincial press, Charles W. Bailey; notes on freedom of the press in Britain and America, Harold Evans; the Italian press and the Moro affair, John L.Harper; new communications technolocy and the international political process, David Webster; neither hero nor villian, Simon Serfaty.