Established in 1961 by Alvin A. Goldberg, Franklyn S. Haiman, Mark Klyn, Robert M. O Neil, and George P. Rice to provide a forum for promoting the essential place of free and responsible communication in a democratic society, the "Yearbook "has sought for a quarter-century through articles, essays, and reviews to support the right of peaceful expression by any communicative means available.

Topics covered include points of constitutional law, court cases, government regulation, obscenity, philosophy of communication, and the teaching of communication."