The News Media and The Law, Spring 2012
Secrecy Down on the Farm
Will a recent push for restrictions of photography at agricultural facilities affect journalists?
EDITORIAL
COVER
Efforts to restrict recordings of animal abuse could impede newsgathering
“Ag-gag” laws threaten journalists’ reliance on whistleblowers
Reporters face barriers in talking to federal health and science sources
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
Science journalists’ ongoing battle with the Obama administration for public information
LIBEL
Shielding anonymous commenters
Should the reporter’s shield law be used to keep online posters’ identities secret?
NEWSGATHERING
OpenCourt paves way for more transparency
Journalists, court clerks and curious citizens celebrate one year of livestreaming from a Massachusetts courtroom
REPORTER'S PRIVILEGE
Fourth Circuit considers reporter’s subpoena in CIA leak case
Will the district court’s protection of confidential sources stand?
SECRET COURTS
More states attempting to seal criminal records
The public’s right to know up against a person’s right to a second chance
NEWSGATHERING
Police radio encryption continues to hinder cops reporters
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
At least one records request goes back 20 years ... and counting
The Reporters Committee attorneys discuss questions about recent issues in media law.
A collection of notable quotations
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