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Obama only slightly more open than Bush thus far
The Obama Administration’s approach to transparency in government is, thus far, only a slight improvement over the Bush Administration’s policies,…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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White House opens up visitor logs
The Obama White House will begin posting online logs of its visitors for the first time in an agreement reached…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Hawaii judge makes state's first shield law ruling
A Hawaii trial court judge last week made the first ruling under the state's year-old media shield law, granting a…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Reuters cameraman remains in jail one year after arrest
It has been one year since Reuters cameraman Ibrahim Jassam was detained by U.S. forces in Iraq, the International Press…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Canadian high court has a media law-heavy docket
A Winnipeg Free Press columnist points out that it will be an interesting autumn for Canadian journalists as the Canadian…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Military appeals court rejects reporter's privilege
A military appeals court has found that military courts should not recognize a reporter's privilege, based on either the constitution…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Homeland Security restricts laptop searches at border
The Obama Administration has taken a first step toward restricting the laptop search policy that subjected journalists' confidential information to…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Military officials used profiles to place reporters
Stars and Stripes continues to report on the controversy over the military's profiling of embedded reporters. The latest article show…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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St. Petersburg Times hit with $10.1 million verdict.
A jury returned a $10.1 million libel decision against the St. Petersburg Times last week in a case brought by…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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ACLU demands records of border searches of laptops
The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol's controversial practice of randomly searching laptops upon U.S. entry quietly began last year but has quickly…Categorized in Freedom of information