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Pentagon ramps up efforts to prevent leaks to press
In an Department of Defense memo sent last week to officials and the news media, Assistant Secretary of Defense for…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Changes to embed policy in Afghanistan are reversed
The military has reversed recent changes to its policy for embedded reporters that prohibited them from photographing troops who have…Categorized in Prior Restraint -
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Confusion remains over embed policy in Afghanistan
Confusion remains after military commanders in eastern Afghanistan issued two recent changes to a policy on whether embedded journalists can…Categorized in Prior Restraint -
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Defense department retreats from stringent embed rules
A revised policy for reporters embedded with the U.S. military command in eastern Afghanistan released Thursday retreats from a more…Categorized in Prior Restraint -
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New military policy prohibits photos of troops killed in action
The agreement journalists must sign to become embedded with a military unit in Afghanistan now includes a prohibition against any…Categorized in Prior Restraint -
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Prison abuse photos to finally come out
The Obama administration announced it will finally release photos of abuse in U.S.-run prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Army historian says war records 'just not kept'
An Army historian today told a government declassification group that the Army is not enforcing its record-keeping policies and that…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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BBC Afghan reporter killed by kidnappers
An Afghan journalist, Abdul Samad Rohani, employed by the BBC, was found dead on Sunday in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand.…Categorized in Newsgathering