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Jury convicts reporter who crossed crime-scene tape
A Michigan jury convicted a reporter of two felonies stemming from an incident that unfolded at the scene of a fatal…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Baltimore ends public oversight of police killings
One of a citizen's most valuable tools in his local community is oversight on government activity -- learning what public…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Newark officer suspended over run-in with cameraman
A Newark, N.J. police officer was suspended Monday after he arrested and physically restrained a news cameraman, The Associated Press reported. Local CBS…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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News outlets push for Katrina-related investigation records
The Louisiana Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in an open-records dispute over documents from a state investigation into the highly…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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J-students ordered jailed a second night in St. Paul, plus other RNC updates
More news about journalists arrested while covering Monday's protests outside the Republican National Convention: Radio host Amy Goodman pressed the St. Paul police chief…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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NH man not libel-proof, but his lawsuit is dismissed
A New Hampshire man's defamation suit against a local newspaper that in 1999 quoted police linking him to "more than 1,000 crimes"…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Mich. officers sue over police agency gag order
On behalf of three Flint, Mich. police officers who say they were punished for breaching an agency rule barring them from…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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ABC producer arrested in Denver
An ABC producer was arrested Wednesday while trying to film Democratic officials and corporate donors from a sidewalk outside a Denver hotel,…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Student newspaper wins access to police records
The Kentucky Attorney General this summer sided with Eastern Kentucky University's Progress student newspaper, deciding it should have access to…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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As the DNC wraps up, all pretty quiet on the hotline front
Don't want to speak too soon, but on this last day of the Democratic National Convention it seems the events in Denver…Categorized in Newsgathering