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The News Media and The Law, Winter 2004

The News Media and The Law, Winter 2004

Winter 2004
Vol. 28, No. 1

Editorial

 

It's Time to go Back to the Basics

 

 

From the Hotline

 

Blackout of Justice

 

What is Required of a Judge Before Closing a Courtroom?

 

U.S. Supreme Court Takes on Detainee Cases

 

America's Underground Legal System

Libel

 

Acquiescing to 'repugnant' judgments

 

Fair Reporting

Newsgathering

 

Native to Them

 

The Credibility Gap

Reporter's Privilege

 

Alternative Scenarios

 

Maintaining Confidence

 

A Limited Privilege

Freedom of Information

 

The Hidden Paper Trail on the Campaign Trail

 

Presidential Records Remain Sealed By Bush

 

Lieberman, Clark campaign against government secrecy

 

Weighing Public Access Against Survivor Privacy

 

Searching for Contracts of Mass Construction

 

Chartering a Course Toward Access

 

Private schools get free pass

 

When You Sing and it Goes Flat

 

Questioning Compliance

 

Federal Delays

 

Recent State FOI Audits

Content Regulation

 

High-profile cases bring attention to media's struggle for greater camera access to courts

 

 

Open and Shut

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