The News Media & The Law
May 1, 2009
From the Spring 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 13.
The Obama administration’s promises to increase transparency in government gained strength during Sunshine Week in March...
The News Media & The Law
May 1, 2009
From the Spring 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 17.
Reporters hoping to learn the identities of people rushed to the hospital after car crashes have gotten used to the familiar...
The News Media & The Law
May 1, 2009
From the Spring 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 21.
Media companies have relied on insurance policies for years to pay for legal defense fees in libel and invasion of privacy...
The News Media & The Law
May 1, 2009
From the Spring 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 28.
“There is no evidence to show that Cornelius was involved in the 1997 home robbery,” said one attorney. . . . The jury...
The News Media & The Law
May 1, 2009
From the Spring 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 31.
Reporters covering federal courts are often stymied by the fact that some cases are conducted entirely in secret, never appearing...
The News Media & The Law
May 1, 2009
From the Spring 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 34.
Stephen Colbert told the story in a nutshell in February on his faux news show: “Amtrak announces a photography contest. [...
The News Media & The Law
February 1, 2009
From the Winter 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 15.
In Gainesville, Fla., city hall is closed on Friday.
It saves money, a common goal for public and private entities alike these...
The News Media & The Law
February 1, 2009
From the Winter 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 5.
The Day One directives from the White House on transparency in government seemed to be the turning of the tides that the good-...
The News Media & The Law
February 1, 2009
From the Winter 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 6.
President Barack Obama wasted no time in declaring a commitment to communicating directly with Americans. Rather than funneling...
The News Media & The Law
November 1, 2008
From the Fall 2008 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 31.
This summer saw two headline-grabbing developments in the seven-year-old anthrax investigation: In late June, the Justice Department...
