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The Steady March of Government Secrecy
· Story link An article in the Fall 2004 issue of Nieman Reports on growing government secrecy and what the…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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In Control
· Story link American Journalism Review Managing Editor Lori Robertson explores the Bush Administration’s tightening control over information – a…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Under Fire
· Story link In a companion AJR piece, Rachel Smolkin writes about the barrage of subpoenas seeking to force journalists…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Wakefield defense fund dissolved; remaining money to go to journalism groups
A special fund that was created to pay the fines of a Minnesota sportswriter who refused to divulge his confidential…By RCFPCategorized in Announcements -
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Reporters Committee asks court to protect right to see government employees’ records
In a friend-of-the-court brief filed Thursday with the Louisiana Supreme Court, The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press asked…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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East Bank Special Service Fire Protection District v. Crossen
The Reporters Committee argued that the public has a compelling interest in seeing public employees' disciplinary records, especially when they…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Amicus brief in In re Inquest Subpoena (WCAX)
Arguing that the Vermont Supreme Court should recognize a qualified privilege for the protection of a television station's news outtakes.