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The News Media and The Law, Summer 2011

 

Publisher Lucy A. Dalglish

Editor Gregg P. Leslie

Managing Editor Peter Haldis

Contributing Editor Mark Caramanica

Contributors Christine Beckett, Derek D. Green, Clara Hogan, Aaron Mackey, Emily Peterson, Kristen Rasmussen

Administration Lois Lloyd, Victor Gaberman, Michele McMahon

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

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

Maggie Mulvihill, New England Center for Investigative Reporting

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 2011

Summer 2011
Vol. 35, No. 3

Journalists, Whistleblowers and National Security

Despite a major victory for source protection, recent prosecutions indicate a government clampdown on whistleblowers.

Editorial

 

Lessons from Wye River

Cover Story

 

The future of government leakers

 

Judge quashes second subpoena to New York Times reporter in CIA leaker case

 

Drake prosecution shines a light on the Classified Information Procedures Act

 

WikiLeaks and the Espionage Act of 1917

 

Leaks to the mainstream

 

Intelligent design?

Freedom of Information

 

Getting access to state legislatures

 

The outsourcing of federal FOIA services

 

Expanding personal privacy

Reporter's Privilege

 

Two recent cases highlight tension in applying shield law to new media

 

Number of states with shield law climbs to 40

Libel

 

Opinion defense remains a strong tool in defeating defamation claims

 

Libel by omission

 

Howling Pig case resurfaces

Prior Restraints

 

Regulation of violent video games sales to minors violates First Amendment

 

Legislators' votes are not protected speech, Supreme Court rules

Secret Courts

 

Under seal

 

Texas journalist represents self in bid to open proceedings in terrorism case

 

 

Asked & Answered

 

Open & Shut

 

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