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The News Media and The Law, Summer 2010

 

Publisher Lucy A. Dalglish

Editor Gregg P. Leslie

Managing Editor Amanda Becker

Contributors Cristina Abello, Ellen Biltz, Miranda Fleschert, Mike Torralba, Brian Westley, Mara Zimmerman

Administration Lois Lloyd, Victor Gaberman, Maria Gowen

RCFP Steering Committee

Scott Applewhite, The Associated Press

Wolf Blitzer, CNN

David Boardman, Seattle Times

Chip Bok, Creators Syndicate

Erika Bolstad, McClatchy Newspapers

Jess Bravin, The Wall Street Journal

Earl Caldwell, Pacifica Radio

Michael Duffy, Time

Richard S. Dunham, Houston Chronicle

Ashlea Ebeling, Forbes Magazine

Fred Graham, InSession

John C. Henry, Freelance

Nat Hentoff, United Media Newspaper Syndicate

Dahlia Lithwick, Slate

Tony Mauro, National Law Journal

Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times

Andrea Mitchell, NBC News

Bill Nichols, Politico

Sandra Peddie, Newsday

Dana Priest, The Washington Post

Dan Rather, HDNet

Jim Rubin, Bloomberg News

Cristine Russell, Freelance

Bob Schieffer, CBS News

Eric Schmitt, The New York Times

Alicia Shepard, National Public Radio

Paul Steiger, Pro Publica

Pierre Thomas, ABC News

Saundra Torry, USA Today

Judy Woodruff, PBS/The News Hour

Affiliations appear for purposes of identification.

The Reporters Committee would like to thank The Associated Press for permission to use photos from its files.

 

The News Media and The Law, Summer 2010

Summer 2010
Vol. 34, No. 3

Keeping an eye on the oil

Encountering obstacles in the Gulf; Obtaining records from federal agencies; Finding the British records

Editorial

 

Shield law should not be blocked over Wikileaks

Cover Story

 

Slippery situation

 

Documenting the disaster

 

Searching across the pond

Freedom of Information

 

Justices rule petitions should be open

 

Wall Street reform bill mandates delayed disclosure

Reporter's Privilege

 

Filmmaker must turn over unused footage

 

Newsroom searches occurring despite law

Libel

 

States applying wiretap statutes to personal videos

 

Justices to consider whether First Amendment protects protesters

 

Justices say employers can audit communication

 

State courts rule libel lawsuits extend beyond borders

Secret Courts

 

Supreme Court rules that Enron exec got fair trial

 

 

Open & Shut

 

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