The News Media and The Law, Fall 2004

Editorial

 

Back to square one, 34 years later

 

 

A problem of interpretation

Reporter's Privilege

 

Media lawyers push for revising DOJ guidelines

 

Subpoena gallery

 

Summer subpoenas lead to fall chill

 

A short history of attempts to pass a federal shield law

Freedom of Information

 

Unlocking details

 

Man's six-year quest to uncover FBI records about mother's kidnapping nears end

 

Marshal, take your toothbrush to court

 

CBA

Secret Courts

 

Kobe's legal legacy

Libel

 

Factual malice

 

Avoiding libel in satire

 

Tale of the tapes

 

Repeating the false allegations of public figures

 

 

From the Hotline

Content Regulation

 

Focusing on courts

Newsgathering

 

Unconventional arrests

 

 

Open & Shut