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Report outlines impact of online media growth on press freedom
As newspaper circulations drop and nightly news broadcasts garner fewer viewers, more people are getting their news online -- a…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Lawsuit demands info on government's use of social media sites
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is suing five different government agencies for refusing to disclose their policies on investigations using social…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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New York paper fights website commenter subpoena
A New York newspaper is engaged in a battle to quash a grand jury subpoena for the identities of some…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Justice Department issued secret subpoena for news site's traffic
The Department of Justice earlier this year served and shortly thereafter withdrew a grand jury subpoena that sought information about…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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New FTC guidelines may affect electronic journalists
The Federal Trade Commission approved on Monday final revisions to new guidelines that will require manufacturers and bloggers who work…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Web sites with anonymous comments denied university press passes
A recent story on a football game in the INDenver Times highlighted a Colorado University press policy that limits which…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Ex-congressman's defamation suit thrown out under SLAPP law
A New York judge has dismissed a former congressman’s defamation suit against a person who criticized him anonymously on a…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Texas court says online journalist is part of the media
An online reporter qualifies as a journalist entitled to certain protections under state law, a Texas appellate court ruled last…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Illinois judge rules shield law does not cover anonymous comments
A judge in Illinois has rejected the Alton Telegraph's argument that the identities of anonymous commenters on a newspaper's Web site…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Letter from MySpace page not private, court rules
A California court ruled last week that a high school principal who sent a copy of a MySpace journal entry…Categorized in Libel and privacy