Publications and Papers

Scholarly Publications:

• Bates, Benjamin J. "Determining Television Advertising Rates." In R. N. Bostrom (Ed.), Communication Yearbook 7 (pp. 462-475). Beverly Hills: Sage, 1983.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "The Role of Theory in Broadcast Economics: A Review and Development." In M. L. McLaughlin (Ed.), Communication Yearbook 10 (pp. 146-171). Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1987.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "The Impact of Deregulation on TV Station Prices." Journal of Media Economics, 1, 5-22. (Spring, 1988).
• Bates, Benjamin J. "The Role of Social Values in Information Policy: The Case of France and Japan." In B. D. Ruben (Ed.), Information and Behavior. Volume 2 (pp. 288-307). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 1988.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Information as an Economic Good: Sources of Individual and Social Value." In V. Mosco and J. Wasko (Eds.), The Political Economy of Information (pp. 76-94). Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1988.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Evolving to an Information Society: Issues and Problems." In J. L. Salvaggio (Ed.), The Information Society: Economic, Social, and Structural Issues (pp. 15-28). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1989.
• Bates, Benjamin J., and Brimm, David R. "Modeling diffusion: Examining cable as an innovation." Southwestern Mass Communication Journal, 5(1), 1-10. (Spring/Summer, 1989).
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Deregulation and Station Trafficking." Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 33(3), 317-323 (Summer, 1989).
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Information as an Economic Good: A Re-Evaluation of Theoretical Approaches." In B. D. Ruben & L. A. Lievrouw (Eds.), Mediation, Information, and Communication. Information and Behavior. Volume 3 (pp. 379-394). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 1990.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Information systems and society: Potential impacts of alternative structures." Telecommunications Policy, 14(2), 151-158. (April 1990).
• Bates, Benjamin J., and Donnerstein, Edward I. "Public Opinion and the Two Pornography Commissions: Comparing the Incomparable." Southwestern Mass Communication Journal, 6(1), 1-14. (Spring/ Summer 1990).
• LaRose, Robert, and Bates, Benjamin J. "Virtual social distance and adoption of interactive telecommunication technologies." Southwestern Mass Communication Journal, 6(1), 34-43. (Spring/ Summer 1990).
• De Jong, Allard S., and Bates, Benjamin J. "Channel Diversity in Cable Television." Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 35(2), 159-166. (Spring, 1991).
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Models, methods and assumptions: The usefulness of a multi-method approach to the examination of influence in TV pricing." Journal of Media Economics, 4(1), 49-66. (Spring, 1991).
• Schweitzer, John, and Bates, Benjamin J. "Advertising Education: Conference Paper Presentations as a Measure of Research Productivity." In Rebecca H. Holman (Ed.), Proceedings of the 1991 Conference of the American Academy of Advertising (pp. 147-152). New York: D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles, 1991.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Breaking the Structural Logjam: The Impact of Cable on Local Television Market Concentration." Journal of Media Economics, 4(3), 47-57. (Fall, 1991).
• Baldwin, Thomas F., Barrett, Marianne, and Bates, Benjamin J. "Uses and Values for News on Cable Television." Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 36(2), 225-233. (Spring, 1992).
• Lansing, K. P., & Bates, Benjamin J. "Videotex as Public Information Systems: The French and American Experience." Southwestern Mass Communication Journal, 7(1), 22-34. (Spring/Summer, 1992).
• Baldwin, Thomas F., Barrett, Marianne, and Bates, Benjamin J. "Influence of Cable on Television News Audiences." Journalism Quarterly, 69(3), 651-658. (Autumn, 1992).
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Valuation of Media Properties." In A. Alexander, J. Owers, and R. Carveth (Eds.), Media Economics: A Reader (pp. 91-113). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1993.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Station Trafficking in Radio: The Impact of Deregulation." Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 37(1), 21-30. (Winter, 1993).
• Bates, Benjamin J., and Harmon, Mark D. "Do 'Instant Polls' Hit the Spot? Phone-in vs. Random Sampling of Public Opinion." Journalism Quarterly, 70(2), 369-380. (Summer, 1993).
• Xu, Minghua, Bates, Benjamin J., and Schweitzer, John C. "The Impact of Messages on Survey Participation in Answering Machine Households." Public Opinion Quarterly, 57(2), 232-237. (Summer 1993)
• Bates, Benjamin J., and Lansing, K. P. "The New World of Democratic Telecommunications: FidoNet as an Example of Horizontal Information Networks." Southwestern Mass Communication Journal, 8(1-2), 85-98. (Spring/Summer, 1993).
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Concentration in Local Television Markets." Journal of Media Economics, 6(3), 3-21. (Fall, 1993).
• Fryman, John E., and Bates, Benjamin J. "Bypassing the Gateways: International News in the CNN WORLD REPORT." Communication Research Reports, 10(2), 181-191 (December, 1993).
• Bates, Benjamin J. "What's a Station Worth? Models for Determining Radio Station Value." Journal of Media Economics, 8(1), 13-23, (Spring, 1995).
• Wilkins, Karin Gwinn, and Bates, Benjamin J. "Political Distrust in Hong Kong: News Media Use and Political Beliefs Regarding the 1997 Transition." Asian Journal of Communication, 5(2), 68-89 (1995).
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Learning from the Evolution of Telecommunications in the Developed World." In P. S.-N. Lee (Ed.), Telecommunications and Development in China (pp. 21-54). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press (1997).
• Bates, Benjamin J. "The Economics of Transborder Video." In P. S. Lee & A. Goonesekera, (Eds.), TV Without Borders: Asia Speaks Out (pp. 224-258). Singapore: AMIC, 1998.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Introduction: Special Issue on the Economic Impact of the 1996 Telecommunications Act." Journal of Media Economics, 11(3), 1-2. (1998).
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Valuation of Media Properties." In A. Alexander, J. Owers, and R. Carveth (Eds.), Media Economics: A Reader. Second Edition (pp. 73-94). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1998.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Going Global: The Economics of Transborder Television." In Robert G. Picard, (Ed.), Evolving Media Markets: Effects of Economics and Policy Changes. Turku, Finland: Business Research and Development Centre, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, 1998.
• Bates, Benjamin J., and Chambers, L. Todd. "The Economic Basis for Radio Deregulation." Journal of Media Economics, 12(1), 19-34. (1999)
• Emery, Margot, and Bates, Benjamin J. "Building Global Community: U.S.-Russian Cybernetic Discourse on "Friends and Partners." In L. Lengel (Ed.), Culture and Technology in the New Europe: Civic discourse in transformation in Post-Communist Nations, (pp. 221-237). Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 2000.

• Wilkinson, Jeffrey S., Bates, Benjamin J., Chambers, L. Todd L., and McClung, Steven R. "What makes a good radio remote: Factors leading to perceived cost-effective and well-received on-site radio promotional sales events."  Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 44(4), 716-730.  (2000)

• Emery, Margot, and Bates, Benjamin J.  "Creating New Relations: The Internet in Central and Eastern Europe."  In Bosah Ebo (Ed.).  Cyberimperialism: Global Relations in the New Electronic Frontier, (pp. 93-109).  Westport CT: Greenwood, 2001.

• Bates, Benjamin J., Albright, Kendra, and Washington, Kadesha D.  "Not Your Plain Old Telephone: New Services and New Impacts."  In D. Atkin & C. A. Lin (Eds.), Communication Technology and Society: Audience Adoption and Uses, (pp.  91-124).  Cresskill NJ: Hampton Press, 2002.  

• Bates, Benjamin J., and Chambers, L. Todd.  “The Economics of the Cable Industry.”  In A. Alexander et al. (Eds.), Media Economics: A Reader.  Third Edition (pp. 173-192).   Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004.

• Bates, Benjamin J., and Albright, Kendra.   “Network and Distribution Economics.”  In A. Albarran et al. (Eds.), Handbook of Media Management and Economics (pp. 417-443).  Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  “Cross-Media Marketing.”  In W. Donsbach (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Communication.  Blackwell Publishing (in progress).

• Bates, Benjamin J.  “Distribution.”  In W. Donsbach (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Communication.  Blackwell Publishing (in progress).

• Bates, Benjamin J.  “Markets of the Media.”  In W. Donsbach (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Communication.  Blackwell Publishing (in progress).

Non-Academic Publications:

Hong Kong Economic Journal, contributions to Global Telecommunications Watch column.

• Bates, Benjamin J. "Expanding the Role of the Economist in Telecommunications Policy Planning." July 1991.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Telecommunications Networks and the Potential for Control." November 1991.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Policy Considerations for Pay TV: Learning from the U.S. Pay TV Experience." February 1992.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Choosing the Right Channel: Economic Considerations in Determining the Distribution System for Pay TV in Hong Kong." February 1992.
• Bates, Benjamin J., & Flint, Paul. "Planning for an Upgrade: Considering Cellular." March 1992.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Convergence, Efficiency, and Competition: Considering a Structure for the Combination of Cable and Telephony." July 1992.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Telecommunication Policy and Cultural Lag." August 1992.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Adding Channels: A Quick Lesson in TV Economics." September 1992.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Considering the Value of Localism in Telecommunications." December 1992.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Uncertainty and the Demand for Pay TV." February 1993.

Bates, Benjamin J.  “The Decline and Fall of US Election Coverage.”  Solicited analysis article, YLE (Finnish Broadcasting System) US Election Website (http://www.yle.fi/usa), October 2000.

Bates, Benjamin J.  “Copyright in a Digital Age.”  NZ InfoTech, 540, 6. (http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/print/0,1103,1222706a1983,FF.html) 4 June 2002

Book Reviews

• Bates, Benjamin J. Review of Robert G. Picard, Media Economics: Concepts and Issues. Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1989. Journalism Quarterly, 67(3), 634. (Autumn, 1990).
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Expanding notions of control." Review of G. J. Mulgan, Communication and Control. Cambridge: Polity Press, 1990. Futures, 24(1), 95-97. (January/February 1992)
• Bates, Benjamin J. "International Sourcebooks on Media Markets and Economics." Review of TV International Sourcebook 1995. Thousand Oaks, CA: Baskerville Communications; Asia Pacific Television: Cable and Satellite. Thousand Oaks, CA: Baskerville Communications; Latin American Television. Thousand Oaks, CA: Baskerville Communications; and Pilati, Antonio (Ed.). MIND: Media Industry in Europe. London: John Libbey & Co. Journal of Media Economics, 8(4), 65-66. (Fall, 1995).
• Bates, Benjamin J. Review of Electronic Commerce: 1996-2006. Thousand Oaks, CA: Baskerville Communications. TV International Advertising Forecasts. Thousand Oaks, CA: Baskerville Communications. European Television: Revenues. Thousand Oaks, CA: Baskerville Communications. Asia Pacific Television: Revenues. Thousand Oaks, CA: Baskerville Communications. Journal of Media Economics, 10(2), 47-48. (Spring, 1997)
• Bates, Benjamin J. Review of James K. Bracken and Christopher H. Sterling, Telecommunication Research Resources: An Annotated Guide. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Journal of Media Economics 10(2), 45. (Spring, 1997)
• Bates, Benjamin J. Review of James E. Sudalink and Victoria A. Kuhl, High-Definition Television, An Annotated Multidisciplinary Biography, 1981-1992. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. Journal of Media Economics 10(3), 53-54. (Summer, 1997).
• Bates, Benjamin J. Review of J. H. Lipschultz, Broadcast Indecency: F.C.C. Regulation and the First Amendment. Boston: Focal Press. Journalism Quarterly 74(3), 643-645. (Autumn, 1997)
• Bates, Benjamin J. Review of Dallas Smythe. (Thomas Guback, Ed.), Counterclockwise: Perspectives on Communication. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. J. Wasko, V. Mosco, and M. Pendakur (Eds.), Illuminating the Blindspots: Essays honoring Dallas Smythe. Norwood, NJ: Ablex. Journal of Media Economics, 11(2), 77-80. (1998).
• Bates, Benjamin J. Review of Fay Sudweeks, Margaret McLaughlin, and Sheizaf Rafaeli, (Eds.), Network & Netplay: Virtual Groups on the Internet. Menlo Park, CA: AAAI Press/MIT Press, 1998. Feedback, 39(3), 52. (1998).
• Bates, Benjamin J. Review of Alan Albarran and Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, (Eds.), Global Media-Economics: Commercialization, concentration and integration of world media markets. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1998. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 75(4), 845-846. (1998)
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Economics and Telephony Policy- Five Visions. Review of: William J. Baumol and J. Gregory Sidak. Toward Competition in Local Telephony. Cambridge MA: MIT Press and AEI Press, 1994; Robert W. Crandall and Leonard Waverman. Talk is Cheap: The Promise of Regulatory Reform in North American Telecommunications. Washington, DC: The Brookings Institute, 1995; Brian J. W. Regli. Wireless: Strategically Liberalizing the Telecommunications Market. Mahwah NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1997; David E. M. Sappington and Dennis L. Weisman. Designing Incentive Regulation for the Telecommunications Industry. Cambridge: MIT Press & AEI Press, 1996; Ingo Vogelsand and Bridger M. Mitchell. Telecommunications Competition: The Last Ten Miles. Cambridge MA: MIT Press and AEI Press, 1997. Journal of Media Economics, 12(1), 75-81. (1999).
• Bates, Benjamin J. Review of Michael and Ronda Hauben, Netizens: On the History and Impact of Usenet and the Internet. Los Alamitos CA: IEEE Computer Society Press, 1997. Center for Cyberculture Studies. (Online (available 1 Oct. 1999)- http://www.otal.umd.edu/~rccs/books/hauben.html).
• Bates, Benjamin J.  Review of Dale Neef (Ed.), The Knowledge Economy, Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998, and Dale Neef, G. Anthony Siesfeld, & Jacquelyn Cefola (Eds.), The Economic Impact of Knowledge, Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998.  Journal of Media Economics, 14(4), 271-274. (2001).
• Bates, Benjamin J.  Review of Anne Wells Branscomb, Who Owns Information? From Privacy to Public Access, New York: Basic Books.  Center for Cyberculture Studies.  (Online (available 1 June 2002)- http://www.com.washington.edu/rccs/books/branscomb.html).

• Bates, Benjamin J.  Review of  Linda Low, Economics of Information Technology and the Media, Journal of Media Economics, 15(4), 293-295 (2002).

• Bates, Benjamin J.  Review of Ruth Towse- (ed.), Copyright in the Cultural Industries, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2002.  JMM – The International Journal of Media Management 5(1), 75-77.  (2003).

• Bates, Benjamin J.  Review of Ruth Towse and Rudi Holzauer (Eds.), The Economics of Intellectual Property, Vol. 1: Introduction and Copyright, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2002.  JMM – The International Journal of Media Management, 5(4), 311-312.  (2003)

• Bates, Benjamin J.  Review of Brian Kahin and Hal R. Varian (Eds.), Internet Publishing and Beyond: The economics of digital information and intellectual property.  Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2000.  Journal of Media Economics, 17(1), 79-81 (2004).

• Bates, Benjamin J.  Review of Andrew Crisell, (Ed.),  More than a Music Box: Radio Cultures and Communities in a Multi-Media World.  Beghahn Books, New York and Oxford, 2004.  Information, Communication, and Society, 8(4), 570-572 (2005).

• Bates, Benjamin J.  Review of Yochai Benkler.  The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom.  New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006.  Journal of Media Economics, (in press).

Papers and Presentations:

• Bates, Benjamin J. "Pricing TV Spots: An Analysis over Time." Paper presented at the Ninth Annual Theory and Methodology Mini-Conference, Minneapolis MN, April 1982.
• Cole, Nibiki-Ankoet, and Bates, Benjamin J. "Issues in the Consideration of the Information Society." Paper presented at the Ninth Annual Theory and Methodology Mini-Conference, Minneapolis MN, April 1982.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Using Supply/Demand Analysis to Predict Economic Impact." Paper presented at the Tenth Annual Theory and Methodology Mini-Conference, Iowa City IA, April 1983.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Determining Television Advertising Rates." Paper presented at the 33rd International Communication Association conference, Dallas TX, May 1983.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "DBS and National Cohesion." Paper presented at the Communications, Mass Media and Development conference, Chicago IL, October 1983.
• Smith, Michael V., and Bates, Benjamin J. "Community Participation and the Media Environment: A Study of Six Metropolitan Suburbs." Paper presented at the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research conference, Chicago IL, November 1983.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Whither Information Society?" Paper presented at the Eleventh Annual Theory and Methodology Mini-Conference, Urbana IL, April 1984.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Conceptualizing the Information Society: The Search for a Definition of Social Attributes." Paper presented at the 34th International Communication Association conference, San Francisco CA, May 1984.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "The Role of Social Values in Information Policy: The Case of France and Japan." Paper presented at the 34th International Communication Association conference, San Francisco CA, May 1984.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "A Stochastic Approach to the Value of Information." Paper presented at the Twelfth Annual Theory and Methodology Mini-Conference, Evanston IL, April 1985.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Information as an Economic Good: A Re-Evaluation of Theoretical Approaches." Paper presented at the 35th International Communication Association conference, Honolulu HI, May 1985.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Future Growth of Cable Television: A Replication and Update." Paper presented at the 35th International Communication Association conference, Honolulu HI, May 1985.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Economic Theory and Broadcasting." Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference, Memphis TN, August 1985. (Top three student paper, Theory and Methodology Division)
• [ERIC Report: ED 258 216].
• Bates, Benjamin J., and Brimm, David R. "Modeling Diffusion: Examining Cable as an Innovation." Paper presented at the 36th International Communication Association conference, Chicago IL, May 1986.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Information Society Japan: An Update." Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association conference, Chicago IL, November, 1986.
• Donnerstein, Edward I., and Bates, Benjamin J. "Public Opinion and the Two Pornography Commissions." Paper presented at the 42nd Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Hershey PA, May, 1987.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "The Impact of Time on Models of Television Spot Prices." Paper presented at the 37th International Communication Association conference, Montreal Quebec, Canada, May 1987.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Models, Methods, and Assumptions: Are assumptions of constant influence in models of television spot prices valid?" Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention, San Antonio TX, August 1987.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "The Impact of Deregulation on TV Station Prices: A preliminary report." Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention, San Antonio TX, August 1987.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Information Utilities and Information Societies: Considering PC-based Information Networks as an Alternative." Paper presented at the 38th International Communication Association conference, New Orleans LA, May 1988.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Deregulation and station trafficking." Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention, Portland OR, July 1988.
• [ERIC Report ED 298 567].
• LaRose, Robert, and Bates, Benjamin J. "Interactive technologies are people too: An exploration of demographic and social factors affecting the adoption of interactive telephone technologies." Paper presented at the 39th International Communication Association conference, San Francisco CA, May 1989.
• Baldwin, Thomas F., Barrett, Marianne, and Bates, Benjamin J. "Who will be the audience of the '90s?" Presentation to the Michigan Association of Broadcasters, Broadcast News and Sports Seminar, Lansing MI, 20 May 1989.
• Bates, Benjamin J., and De Jong, Allard S. "Channel Diversity in Cable Television." Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference, Washington DC, August 1989.
• [ERIC Report 310 457].
• Baldwin, Thomas F., Bates, Benjamin J., and Barrett, Marianne. "The Impact of Cable on Television Journalism Audiences." Indiana University Faculty Seminar, Bloomington IN, November 1989.
• Bates, Benjamin J., and Smith, Michael V. "The people in people meter ratings: Looking for systematic sampling error." Paper presented at the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference, Chicago IL, November 1989.
• Baldwin, Thomas F., Barrett, Marianne, and Bates, Benjamin J. "The Future of the Cable Industry." Presentation at the Gannett Center, Columbia University, New York, February 1990.
• Barrett, Marianne, Baldwin, Thomas F., and Bates, Benjamin J. "The acceptance and value of cable television news services among cable subscribers." Paper presented at the Broadcast Education Association convention, Atlanta GA, March 1990.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Concentration in Local Television Markets." Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, Minneapolis MN, August 1990.
• Baldwin, Thomas F., Bates, Benjamin J., and Barrett, Marianne. "The Impact of Cable on Television Journalism Audiences." Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, Minneapolis MN, August, 1990.
• Schweitzer, John C., and Bates, Benjamin J. "Journalism/Mass Communication Education: Conference Paper Presentations as a Measure of Research Productivity." Paper presented at the annual Southwestern Symposium of the Southwest Education Council for Journalism and Mass Communications, Lewisville TX, October 1990. (Third place paper at symposium).
• Lansing, K. P., and Bates, Benjamin J. "Videotex as Public Information Systems: The French and American Experience." Paper presented at the Western Communication Educators Conference, Sacramento CA, October 1990.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Access, Bias, Control: Towards a metatheory of the macrosocial effects of communication systems." Paper presented at the Western Communication Educators Conference, Sacramento CA, October 1990.
• Bates, Benjamin J., and Harmon, Mark D. "Do 'Instant Polls' Hit the Spot? Phone-in vs. Random Sampling of Public Opinion." Paper presented at the 1990 annual conference of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago IL, November 1990.
• Schweitzer, John, and Bates, Benjamin J. "Advertising Education: Conference Paper Presentations as a Measure of Research Productivity." Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Academy of Advertising, Reno NV, April 1991.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Station Trafficking in Radio: The Impact of Deregulation." Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, Boston MA, August 1991.
• Xu, Minghua, Bates, Benjamin J., & Schweitzer, John C. "Telephone Answering Machines: A Problem or Boon to Survey Researchers?" Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, Boston MA, August 1991.
• Chambers, L. Todd, and Bates, Benjamin J. "Deregulation, Competition, and Radio Profits." Paper presented at the 1991 Western Communication Educators Conference, Fullerton CA, October 1991.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Campaign Malaise: Public Opinion, Media Use and Voter Motivation." Paper presented at the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference, Chicago IL, November 1991.
• Harmon, Mark D., and Bates, Benjamin J. "Prodigy Goes To War: Public Opinion and Videotext Polling During the Persian Gulf War." Paper presented at the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference, Chicago IL, November 1991.
• Bates, Benjamin J., and Lansing, K. P. "The New World of Democratic Telecommunications: FIDONET as an example of the New Horizontal Information Networks." Paper presented at the 42nd International Communication Association annual conference, Miami FL, May 1992.
• Chambers, L. Todd, and Bates, Benjamin J. "Effective Competition in Radio: Testing the Basis for Deregulation." Paper presented at the 42nd International Communication Association annual conference, Miami FL, May 1992.
• Fryman, John E., and Bates, Benjamin J. "Bypassing the Gateways: International News in the CNN WORLD REPORT." Paper presented at the 42nd International Communication Association annual conference, Miami FL, May 1992.
• Lansing, K. P., and Bates, Benjamin J. "The New Cybernauts: Users of an International BBS System." Paper presented at the 42nd International Communication Association annual conference, Miami FL, May 1992.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "What's a Station Worth? Models for Determining Radio Station Value." Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, Montreal Quebec, Canada, August 1992.
• Han, Yi-Hsun, Schweitzer, John C., Bates, Benjamin J., and Smith, Tommy V. "Reflections of Culture: An Analysis of Taiwanese and American Advertising Appeals." Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, Montreal Quebec, Canada, August 1992.
• Li, Shu-Fen, Schweitzer, John C., and Bates, Benjamin J. "Effectiveness of Trade Magazine Advertising." Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, Montreal Quebec, Canada, August 1992.
• Harmon, Mark D., and Bates, Benjamin J. "The Appeal of Stable News Anchors to Stable News Viewers" Paper presented at the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference, Chicago IL, November 1992.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Economic Aspects of Cable and Pay Television: Implications for Hong Kong." Presentation at the Symposia on Broadcasting Policy, Center of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, March 1993.
• Bates, Benjamin J., and Chambers, L. Todd. "The Economic Value of Radio News: Testing the Assumptions of Regulation." Paper presented at the 43rd International Communication Association annual conference, Washington DC, May 1993.
• Latham, M. Kathleen, and Bates, Benjamin J. "Low-Power Television and the Issue of Localism: Levels of Diversity in a New Industry." Paper presented at the 43rd International Communication Association annual conference, Washington DC, May 1993.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "The Macrosocial Impact of Communication Systems: Access, Bias, Control." Paper presented at the 43rd International Communication Association annual conference, Washington DC, May 1993.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Teaching strategic thinking: Integrating management, economics, technology and policy approaches using current issues in telecommunications." Presentation at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, Kansas City MO, August 1993.
• Wilkins, Karin Gwinn, and Bates, Benjamin J. "Fear and Loathing in Hong Kong: Media Use and Political (Dis)Trust on the Road to 1997." Paper presented at the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference, Chicago IL, November 1993.
• Wilkins, Karin Gwinn, and Bates, Benjamin J. "Political (Dis)trust in Hong Kong: News Media Use and Political Beliefs Regarding the 1997 Transition." Paper presented at the International Communication Association annual conference, Sydney Australia, July, 1994.
• Harmon, Mark D., Manning, Rena, and Bates, Benjamin J. "Applying Readability Formulas to Poll Questions: Effects of Question Difficulty on the 'Don't Know' Response." Paper presented at the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference, Chicago IL, November 1994.
• Miller, M. Mark, Lounsbury, John W., and Bates, Benjamin J. "Methods for Optimizing Channel Choice of Tiers for Cable Company Service." Paper presented at the Broadcast Educators Association annual conference, Las Vegas NV, April 1995. (First place paper, Open Competition).
• Bates, Benjamin J. "The Economic Basis for Radio Deregulation." Paper presented at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association annual meeting, Philadelphia PA, April 1995.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Structure, Control, & Democracy: The Influence of Policy on Telecommunication System Design and Development." Presentation at the Media, Government, and Public Policy Conference, Syracuse NY, April 1995.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Reliability and Validity Issues with Phone-In Polls" Presentation at the Media, Government, and Public Policy Conference, Syracuse NY, April 1995.
• Pinkleton, Bruce E., Bates, Benjamin J., and Austin, Erica Weintraub. "Effects of Orientations to the political system, Election Campaigns, and the Media on Voter Decisionmaking Strategies." Paper presented at the International Communication Association annual conference, Albuquerque NM, May 1995.
• Austin, Erica Weintraub, Bates, Benjamin J., and Pinkleton, Bruce E. "Positive and Negative Effects of Political Disaffection Perceptions on Voters' Reasons and Likelihood for Voting." Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, Washington DC, August, 1995.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Media Organizational Structure, Funding, and Development: An examination of telephony diffusion." Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, Washington DC, August, 1995.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Ethical and Legal Research Issues in a New Field: Studying the On-Line Media User." Presentation made at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, Washington DC, August, 1995.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Nailing the Source(s): Alternative measures for identifying sources for news information." Paper presented at the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference, Chicago IL, November 1995.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Teaching Technology with Technology: The Net as Source and Opportunity." Presentation at the 1996 Mid-Winter Conference sponsored by Mass Media & Economics and Communication Technology & Policy Divisions of AEJMC, Las Cruces NM, February, 1996.
• Bates, Benjamin J. and King, Randall E. "Television and The Web: How local television broadcasters are using the World Wide Web." Paper presented at the Broadcast Educators Association annual conference, Las Vegas NV, April 1996.
• Bates, Benjamin J. and Chambers, L. Todd "News and News/Talk Formats as Public Interest: Availability and diversity in local radio markets." Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, Anaheim CA, August 1996. (Top Three paper, Communication Technology & Policy division).
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Concepts and Issues in the Economics of Information and the Internet." Presentation at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, Anaheim CA, August 1996.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "The On-line Classroom: Using the Internet, World Wide Web, and Teleconferencing to enhance the Classroom Experience." Presentation made at the Speech Communication Association annual convention, San Diego, November 1996.
• Bates, Benjamin J., Chambers, L. Todd, Emery, Margot, McClung, Steven, Park, Jowon, and Smith, Chris. "WebTV: How Broadcast Television is Using the World Wide Web." Paper presented at {New Media} conference, St. Petersburg, FL, February 1997
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Making the Most of the Internet in Classes". Presentation made at MC&S spring conference on "New Media, Old Values: Confronting Change." Boulder CO, March 1997
• Wilkinson, Jeffrey, Bates, Benjamin, McClung, Steven, and Chambers, L. Todd. "The Value of Radio Remotes to Broadcasters, Advertisers, and the Audience." Paper presented at the National Association of Broadcasters convention, April 1997.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Internet Research: Using Old Theories in New Ways." Presentation at the 80th annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference, Chicago IL, August 1997.
• Bates, Benjamin J., Chambers, L. Todd, Emery, Margot, Jones, Melanie, McClung, Steven, and Park, Jowon "WebTV: How Broadcast Television is Using the World Wide Web." Paper presented at the 80th annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference, Chicago IL, August 1997.
• King, Randall E., and Bates, Benjamin J. "TV Web Surfers: Surveying Visitors to Television Station Web Pages." Paper presented at the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference, Chicago IL, November 1997.
• Bates, Benjamin J., Chambers, L. Todd, Emery, Margot, McClung, Steven, & Murphy, Reggie. "Soliciting Public Opinion and Public Comments: TV Stations' Use of On-line Surveys." Paper presented at the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference, Chicago IL, November 1997.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Research on Broadcasters and the World-Wide Web." Panel presented at the Broadcast Educators Association annual conference, Las Vegas NV, April 1998. (Organized & Chaired)
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Going Global: The Economics of Transborder Television." Presentation at Media Beyond 2000: Media Economics and Management International Conference, London, April 1998.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Cable and Transborder Video: The Benefits of Being Complements." Paper presented at 1998 Academic Seminar at the National Cable Television Association annual convention, Atlanta GA, May 1998.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "The impact of recent mergers and acquisitions activity and policy changes on broadcasting." Presentation at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, Baltimore MD, August 1998.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Getting Media Management & Economics Studies Published: A Reviewer’s Perspective." Presentation at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, Baltimore, MD, August 1998.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Building a Better Net for a Better World: The Role of Community Networks." Presentation at the U.S.-Russian Community Networking Workshop, Knoxville TN, December 1998.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Reregulating Broadcasting: A Social Economics Rationale." Paper presented at Crafting Media: Credibility and Accountability, an AEJMC mid-year conference, Nashville, TN, February 1999.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "New Research on Broadcasting and World Wide Web." Panel to be presented at the Broadcast Educators Association annual conference, Las Vegas NV, April 1999. (Organized & Chaired)
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Reinvigorating Fair Use: A Social Economics Approach." Paper to be presented at the International Communication Association annual conference, San Francisco, May 1999.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "AEJMC and Electronic Publishing: Where Do We Go From Here?" Special session at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, New Orleans LA, August 1999.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "E-Commerce: Research and Teaching Issues." Presentation at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, New Orleans LA, August 1999.
• Bates, Benjamin J. Participant at Television Meets the Web -- Business and Finance seminar, Amsterdam Netherlands, November 1999.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Building A Better Net: A Role for Universities in Maximizing Potential." Presentation at the 10th Annual Conference of the Alliance of Universities for Democracy, Budapest Hungary, November 1999.
• Oberg, Jeffrey, and Bates, Benjamin J. "Facing the Digital Future, Darkly: TV Station Manager Attitudes towards the Implementation of Digital Television." Paper presented at Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference, Chicago IL, November 1999.
• Bates, Benjamin J. Participant at Telecommunications Management and Business Strategy conference, International Radio & Television Society, New York, February, 2000.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "The Economic Value of Media Websites." Paper presented at the 2000 International Media Economics Conference on "Time and Media Markets" to be held at the University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, May, 2000.
• Bates, Benjamin J. "Changing U.S. Media Markets and the 1996 Telecommunications Act." Lecture to be presented at the Eighth Maple Leaf and Eagle Conference on North American Studies, Helsinki, Finland, September 2000.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  “The Internet as Effective Media.”  Lecture presented at American Studies Seminar 2000: Society, Media and Elections in the U.S.  Association of Teachers of English in Finland, Oulu Finland, September 2000.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  “Evolving Media Markets”  Lecture presented to Institutions of Media course, University of Tampere, October 2000.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  “Fan Culture on the Web.”  Presentation at the American Voices Seminar, Turku Finland, October 2000.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  “Building a Better Information Society: Theoretical and Research Perspectives.”  Lecture presented to Communication Doctoral Seminar, University of Helsinki, Finland, October 2000.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  Participant, Nordic-Baltic Doctoral Seminar, Turku Finland, October 2000.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  “Access, Bias, Control: A Framework for Information Society Analysis”.  Lecture presented to Information Systems Doctoral Seminar, University of Helsinki, November 2000.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  Participant, "People, Cities and the New Information Economy" conference, Helsinki Finland, December 2000.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  Participant, ”The need and possibility of a transnational public sphere: European experiences and challenges” conference, Tampere Finland, January 2001.

• Bates, Benjamin J. "Introduction to the structure and economics of terrestrial and mobile telecommunications systems" Lecture presented at Turku School of Business and Economics, Turku Finland, March 2001

• Bates, Benjamin J.   “Media and Media Economics in a Digital Age.”  Lecture at Charles University for Czech Syndicate of Journalists, Prague Czech Republic, March 2001.

• Bates, Benjamin J.   “Journalism in an Increasingly Competitive Environment: Challenges and Prospects.”  Lecture at Charles University for Faculty of Social Sciences and journalism students, Prague Czech Republic, March 2001.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  Participant, “3^rd Annual TV Meets the Web” seminar.  Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 2001

• Bates, Benjamin J. and Miller, Tamara. “Copyright Reform: Promoting Creativity or Corporate Welfare? A Present-value analysis.”  Paper presented at the International Communication Association conference, Washington DC, May 2001.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  Participant, 8th International Conference on Scientometrics & Infometrics, Sydney, Australia - July, 2001

• Bates, Benjamin J.   “Evolving the Net as Media: Technology, Policy, and Implementation.”  Paper presented at Internet Research 2.0, the Second International Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers, Minneapolis MN, October 2001.

• Bates, Benjamin J., Miller, Tamara, and Raber, Douglas.  “Copyright Policy and the Digital Divide: A Social Economics Perspective.”  Paper presented at the IAMCR and ICA Symposium on the Digital Divide, Austin TX, November 2001.

• Bates, Benjamin J.   “Copyright for Competitive Advantage.”  AEJMC Midwinter Conference, Athens Georgia, February 2002.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  Participant, 5^th World Media Economics Conference, Turku, Finland, May 2002.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  “Digital Copyright and Competitive Advantage.”  Presented at the Mobile Internet Cluster meeting, Wellington, NZ, May 2002.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  “The Social Economics of IS development.”  Presented at the SIM Speaker Series, School of Information Management, Victoria University, Wellington, NZ, May 2002.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  “Copyright in a Digital Environment.”  Presented at the (e)-vision Interactive Breakfast Series on The Unwired World.  (e)-Vision Digital Media Center, Wellington, NZ, June 2002.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  “Copyright for Competitive Advantage: Using Policy for Economic and Social Benefit.”  Paper presented at the International Association for Mass Communication Research, Barcelona, Spain, July 2002.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  “Copyright in the Web: Proposing New Paradigms for Copyright in Digital Media.”  Paper presented at the Third International Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers, Maastricht, The Netherlands, October 2002.

• Bates, Benjamin J.   “Diversity in an Evolving Media Environment.”  Presentation at the annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference, Kansas City, August 2003.Bates, Benjamin J.  Participant (Treasurer).  Internet Research 4.0: Broadening the Band.  Annual conference of the Association of Internet Researchers.  Toronto, Canada, October 2003.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  “Online Assets:  Using the Internet for Scholarly and Professional Broadcast Research.”  Presentation at the annual Broadcast Education Association conference, Las Vegas, April 2004.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  “Searching for a Viable Copyright in a Digital World: The Social Economics of Digital Rights Management.”  Paper presented at Internet Research 5.0: Ubiquity?, annual conference of the Association of Internet Researchers, Brighton, UK, September 2004.

• Chambers, L. Todd, & Bates, Benjamin J.   “Channel Diversity in Multichannel Video Systems.”  Paper presented at the NCTA Academic Seminar, San Francisco, CA, April 2005.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  “It's Content, Not Media; Digital Networks and Redefining Media Markets and Products.”  Paper presented at the Oriental Television Forum: Media New Economy: A Conversation between China and the World, Shanghai China, June 2005.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  “Value and Digital Rights Management: A Social Economics Approach.”  Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, San Francisco, August 2006.  (Top Three Paper, Communication Technology Division).

• Bates, Benjamin J.   “Consuming Choice: Audiences and Added Value in Media Products.”  Paper presented at the Consuming Audiences Workshop, Copenhagen, September, 2006.

• Bates, Benjamin J., Harmon, Mark D., Wells, Scott, & Gee, Charlie.  “Katrina and the Waves: College Audience News Information Seeking at times of Prolonged Disaster Coverage.”  Paper presented at the annual conference of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, November, 2006.

• Bates, Benjamin J.  “The WIPO Broadcast Rights Treaty: Saving Value in Broadcasting Markets?”  Paper to be presented at the International Telecommunications Education and Research Association conference, Louisville, KY, March 2007.

• Bates, Benjamin J.   “Transforming media, markets, products, and value: Implications of the digital/telecommunications revolution.”  Paper to be presented at the Southern States Communication Association conference, Louisville, KY, March, 2007.

• Bates, Benjamin J.   “The Policy-Convergence Symbiosis.”  Paper to be presented at the Broadcast Educators Association conference, Las Vegas, April, 2007.