media scope is joining all you students and taking a well earned break. But not for long: we'll be back on Wednesday, January 6th, 1999, for another term of media-studies pages. Topics in the new year include pornography, community radio, the Freedom of Information Act, student media and much, much more.

There will also be more 'over to you' your chance to see your 200-word media-related comment published, and win a work placement in The Irish Times.