The News Media and The Law, Spring 2009
Spring 2009
Vol. 33, No. 2
The Privacy Spiral
Thirty-five years after it was enacted, the Privacy Act has descended from a government accountability tool to a major means of promoting government secrecy and interfering with the public's right to know.
Editorial
What newspapers have done for us
The Privacy Spiral
Freedom of Information
The Privacy Act, in the beginning
Keeping secrets behind bars
The twisted tale of the Privacy Act
Out of sight, out of bounds
Putting flesh on the FOIA bones
What about old requests?
The right to bare arms data
The HIPAA hush factor
From the Hotline
Libel
A big win for anonymous Web speech
Finding 'good hands' for the blog
Truth defense dinged; now what?
Reporter's Privilege
Stars seem to align for federal shield law
Texas becomes 37th state to enact a shield law
Secret Courts
Courtroom coverage in 140 characters
Photographers still waiting for their red carpet
Federal courts back off super-sealing
Plea agreements go back online in South Florida
Discovery materials can be key in important cases
Newsgathering
Photographers tangle with vague rules in transit hubs
Open & Shut
Sources & Citations
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