Ratings Board an Affront to First Amendment By Sam Frank, \o7 Frank is the author of "Sex in the Movies," published by Citadel Press, and is writing a biography of actor Ronald Colman to be published by Greenwood Press early next year. and \f7
'Dave' Is Partisan Politics By Laura Bulkeley Goldsmith, \o7 Goldsmith of Mission Viejo is a contributing editor for the media newsletter Dispatches. She has a master's degree in radio-TV-film from Northwestern University. and \f7
Forget the Ideology--Radio's a Business By John Kobylt, \o7 Kobylt and his partner, Ken Chiampou, host the "John and Ken Show," weekdays from 4-7 p.m. on KFI-AM 640. and \f7
PLATFORM : In Bad Times, Give \f7 and \o7 TERRY BELL, president of the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles, the sponsor of the United Jewish Fund campaign, commented on the downturn in contributions. She told The Times: