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Military commission denies requests for TV coverage of ...
The Military Commission, which specifically prosecutes captured enemies for war crimes, also ruled that it did not have the authority to allow television coverage ... Read article
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Activist groups fight subpoenas for data from more than 100 e- mail ...
Activist groups fight subpoenas for data from more than 100 e- mail accounts ... The subpoenas, which were issued in federal courts to Google and Yahoo in San ... Read article
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UC Berkeley police settle with unlawfully arrested photographer for ...
"[This case] was about the UC police hav [ing] a reputation and a history of ignoring journalists' rights," he said. "David Morse was clearly a journalist, and there ... Read article
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wire.antiwar.com Envoy says US to attend war crimes court meeting | Antiwar Newswire
Comments closed Comment by Wasn't that the bush/neocon line…. Meanwhile gates at defense signs declaration to hide the evidence of us warcrimes http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11089 The torture and rape of CHILDREN should not be hidden to spare the criminals involved, especially when th... Read article
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digitalmusicnews.com Digital Music News - Digital Music News Officially Responds to Grooveshark's Subpoena Demands...
I hope you will take a look at http://www.rcfp.org/first-amendment-handbook/4-confidential-sources-and-information/internet-issues-reporters-obligation , which contains the following: We ask that you promptly withdraw this subpoena for the reasons below, and promptly inform us. On a very prac... Read article
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openthegovernment.org Reporters Committee Re-launches Website | OpenTheGovernment.org
Last month RCFP re-launched its website. Read article
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pogowasright.org RCFP files amicus brief in U. of Illinois FERPA appeal | Privacy News - PogoWasRight.org
RCFP files amicus brief in U. of Illinois FERPA appeal A press release issued by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: Records related to a secret admission process at the University of Illinois that Read article
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beaconbulletin.com Out With The Old (Profitably) and In With the New (Free) «
Impressive steering committee, representing every major news source in America, from the NYT, WSJ, The Atlantic, HuffPo, Politico… Great free FOI and decision recaps in current national major cases source, too. Home Page for RCFP . Divorce Attorneys: Lawyers . (Of course there’s a disclaimer.... Read article
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blogs.spjnetwork.org FOI FYI » Blog Archive » Media and FOI advocates object to proposed Department of Labor policy restricting press access
This is an unheard of intrusion of government into one of most cherished freedoms.” Representatives from press entities and freedom of information advocates spoke out against this move, including Lucy Dalglish, executive director of RCFP. Daglish provided testimony . “The media takes government i... Read article
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odwyerpr.com O'Dwyer's Public Relations Blog: PR News, PR Information, PR Industry Commentary | ODwyerPR.com
The web is loaded with discussions that point out that legal is what the government can tell you to do while ethics is knowing right from wrong. In RCFP’s case, it has taken the tack that it will only get involved in matters involving governments because Freedom of Information lawsuits can only b... Read article
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healthjournalism.org April | 2011 | Association of Health Care Journalists | Page 2
Officials, reporters offer conflicting advice on getting public documents Read article
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journaliststoolbox.org Free Speech/First Amendment Issues - The Journalist's Toolbox
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jclass.umd.edu AJR in the Classroom - A Guide for the August / September 2006 Issue
" Up Close and Too Personal: Katie Couric, Center of Attention, Says She Just Wants to Do Her Job ," by Howard Kurtz, published in the Aug. 15, 2006, edition of The Washington Post. " Sawyer Tops Poll of TV News, Talk Personalities ," by the Associated Press, published Aug. 9, 2006, on msnbc.com ... Read article
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bloglawblog.com Sean Harrington on Righthaven, barratry, and champerty « Blog Law Blog
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studentpress.org Studentpress.org - It's the Law
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medialawminnesota.com 2008 August « Media Law Minnesota
6 posts published by medialawminnesota during August 2008 Warning: Puppet Possession Is A Crime During RNC Be Patient and Read the Fine Print St. Paul Put To The (Pro)Test Follow “Media Law Minnesota” Media Law Minnesota Minnesota Media Media Law Sites Read article
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washingtondecoded.com Washington Decoded: The Spy Who Never Came In from the Cold
Red Conspirator: J. Peters and the American Communist Underground By Thomas Sakmyster University of Illinois Press. 280 pp. $50 Print By Murray Seeger He entered the country in 1924, a Hungarian Jew and veteran of the Austro-Hungarian Army in the Great... Read article

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