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Massachusetts Journalists Seek Shield Law
· Story link A television news executive, spurred by the home-jailing of television reporter Jim Taricani, has initiated a campaign…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Reporter sentenced to home confinement for refusing to reveal confidential source
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press will join other news organizations in coming months to advocate for a…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Federal Shield Law Introduced by Sen. Dodd
A bill that would permit reporters to keep their sources, notes and reporting materials confidential in most circumstances has been…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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HIPAA
· Story link On August 24, 2004 the Department of Health and Human Services responded to requests from journalism groups…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Statement in Support of Journalists Cited for Contempt
· Story link 40 journalism-related organizations and more than 4000 individual journalists signed a statement of support for journalists cited…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Subway Photo Ban
· Story link The Society of Professional Journalists wrote the New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority objecting to a ban…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Letter to Justice Scalia
· Story link After Justice Antonin Scalia’s policy reversed a longstanding policy prohibiting the tape recording of his speeches, RTNDA…Categorized in Policy -
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HIPAA
· Story link The National Newspaper Association has pressed the Department of Health and Human Services repeatedly to both clarify…Categorized in Policy