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House passes transparency bills on presidential records
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a pair of bills aimed at transparency in the White House -- particularly for…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Free-press champion Hentoff writes final Voice column
Nat Hentoff, the columnist who was laid off last week from his 50-year post at the Village Voice, wrote exhaustively on civil liberties…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Newspaper won't have to disclose identities of posters
Another newspaper has prevailed in a court battle over the identities of people who commented anonymously on its Web site.…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Arkansas paper drops suit over access to jail records
Routine delays in the court system have prompted the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette to drop its pursuit of jail records for a suspect in the slaying of a…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Libel suit against free NY newspaper dismissed
A state court in New York dismissed a libel lawsuit last month against a free bi-weekly newspaper that published an…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Supermodel demands Google release the name of secret blogger
A supermodel has demanded that Google release the identity of a blogger who called her a "skank" and an "old…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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National transparency advocate loses TV news job
Ian Marquand, a veteran Montana journalist and a national figure in open-government advocacy, has lost his television job amid budget woes,…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Media sues media over linking on Web sites
A battle over Web site links has landed two media companies in court. GateHouse Media, which owns several hundred newspapers…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Blogger denied news media status in records request
The transportation authority that runs Washington D.C.’s subway and bus system is denying that bloggers are members of the news…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Jury may be anonymous in Fla. turnpike murder case
Tampering and intimidation concerns may prompt a federal judge in Florida to seal juror names in the trial of two men accused of…Categorized in Court access