The News Media and The Law, Summer 2005

United Front:

Even as journalists come together to fight to protect sources, divisions are surfacing over other issues, including who owns reporters’ notes.

Editorial

 

Beating the drums

Cover Story

 

Diverging interests

 

 

Double Super Secret Background

 

"A promise of confidentiality once made must be respected"

 

Think you're protected? Think again.

 

Damn proud to be a journalist

 

The Roberts record

 

"Media Matters"

 

Peter Jennings dies

 

Journalist, free press advocate Gene Miller dies

Newsgathering

 

Shuttering paparazzi

 

Clamping down

Freedom of Information

 

Navigating red tape

 

Big mess on campus

 

Dorm fire sparks push for campus fire info

 

A records roadmap

 

United in secrecy

 

What's wrong with this picture?

Libel

 

Tried and untrue

 

Seeing red

 

Financial newsletters covered by reporter's privilege, courts say

Reporter's Privilege

 

What about bloggers?

Content Regulation

 

Screening for bias

 

New York high court says camera ban constitutional

Prior Restraints

 

High court leaves door open for silencing picketer

 

Newspaper refuses to remove photo from Web site

 

 

Lawmakers weigh access against privacy, security concerns

 

From the Hotline

 

Open & Shut