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Reporters Committee troubled by FBI’s stance on impersonating journalists
David Boardman, chairman of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, issued the following statement…
September 15, 2016
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Letter to DOJ, FBI regarding Seattle FBI media impersonation
The Reporters Committee led a media coalition protesting a Seattle FBI effort to use a fake Associated Press news article…
November 6, 2014
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Deputy poses as Newsweek reporter to ID anonymous source
A sheriff's deputy in North Carolina posed as a Newsweek reporter to coax an anonymous source out of a local…
August 18, 2008
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