Publisher Lucy A. Dalglish
Editor Gregg P. Leslie
Managing Editor Kathleen Cullinan
Contributors Cristina Abello, Hannah Bergman, Rory Eastburg, Samantha Fredrickson, Dana Liebelson, Ahnalese Rushmann
Administration Lois Lloyd, Victor Gaberman, Maria Gowen
RCFP Steering Committee
Dan Abrams, MSNBC
Scott Applewhite, The Associated Press
Wolf Blitzer, CNN
David Boardman, Seattle Times
Chip Bok, Creators Syndicate
Earl Caldwell, Pacifica Radio
Walter Cronkite, CBS News
Richard S. Dunham, Houston Chronicle
Ashlea Ebeling, Forbes Magazine
Steve Geimann, Bloomberg News
Fred Graham, Court TV
John C. Henry, The Associated Press
Nat Hentoff, United Media
Stephen Labaton, The New York Times
Neil Lewis, The New York Times
Dahlia Lithwick, Slate
Tony Mauro, Legal Times
Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
Andrea Mitchell, NBC News
Eunice Moscoso, Cox Newspapers
Sandra Peddie, Newsday
Dana Priest, The Washington Post
Dan Rather, HDNet
Cristine Russell, Freelance
Bob Schieffer, CBS News
Gerald F. Seib, The Wall Street Journal
Pierre Thomas, ABC News
Saundra Torry, USA Today
Vickie Walton-James, Tribune Publishing
Judy Woodruff, PBS/The News Hour
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The Reporters Committee would like to thank The Associated Press for permission to use photos from its files.
Can the Obama administration live up to the pledges and promises of greater transparency, increased access, a federal reporter’s privilege and more?
Winter 2009 • Vol. 33, No. 1