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November 2011

The odds against WikiLeaks

FAC November 7, 2011

Is the WikiLeaks movement, faced with myriad internal and external challenges, on the precipice? And if so, will this marriage of technology and transparency emerge in new forms? In a New York Times essay, media writer David Carr examines the troubles bearing down on WikiLeaks and asserts that the challenge to similar approaches might be less technological than the simple fact that there’s a shortage of whistleblowers with access and willingness to risk prosecution. Full

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Opinion: Arresting journalists covering Occupy protests an attack on Constitution

donal brown November 3, 2011

The First Amendment establishes a free press with the corollary need for journalists to report freely. When police arrest reporters as they did in Nashville during the Occupy Nashville protests, they are attacking the right of citizens to independent sources on what the government is doing, writes Gene Policinski of the First Amendment Center. -db From a commentary for the  First Amendment Center, October 31, 2011, by Gene Policinski. Full story  

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Justice Department withdraws rule change on FOIA requests

donal brown November 3, 2011

Reacting to pressure from legislators and open government advocates, the Department of Justice withdrew a proposal to allow government agencies to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests with false denials. The proposal would have allowed them to deny that records exist when they actually did. -db From a press release from the American Civil Liberties Union, November 3, 2011. Full release  

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Newspaper reporter among those arrested during Occupy Nashville

donal brown November 3, 2011

A newspaper reporter and demonstrators in the Occupy Nashville protests are suing in federal court claiming violations of the First Amendment right after they were arrested at a public plaza near the state Capitol building. After the protests began on October 7, Nashville passed two laws to prevent groups from assembling at what is called “The Plaza,” a well-established public forum. -db From the Courthouse News Service, November 3, 2011, by Philip A. Janquart. Full

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WikiLeaks founder loses round in attempt to avoid extradition to Sweden to face alleged rape charge

donal brown November 3, 2011

Britain’s High Court found that the sex charges were sufficiently serious to warrant extradition of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange to Sweden. Assange’s attorneys contend  that the sex changes were politically motivated, part of a plot to extradite Assange to the United States for prosecution over the WikiLeaks release of thousands of cables on the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. -db From the  Los Angeles Times, November 2, 2011, by Henry Chu and Janet Stobart. Full story

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