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California governor’s lunch could violate open meeting laws

donal brown January 6, 2010

Open government analysts say that if California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger hosts California legislators to a lunch after his State of the State address and does not admit the public and reporters, the meeting will violate the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law. -DB Bay News 9 January 6, 2010 By Juliet Williams and Judy Lin SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday invited California lawmakers to lunch after his State of the

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Policies need to govern collaboration by non-profit journalists

donal brown January 5, 2010

A university journalism professor argues that with the increase in non-profit investigative centers, it is imperative to adopt policies to deal with ethical dilemmas resulting from collaborations with a small number of funders. -DB MediaShift Commentary January 4, 2010 By Stephen Ward The nature of non-profit journalism invites ethical dilemmas. Over the past few years, dozens of centers of investigative journalism and non-profit websites have been started using money from foundations, individual donors and membership

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Canadian Supreme Court creates new defense for reporters facing libel charges

donal brown January 5, 2010

The Canadian Supreme Court made it more difficult to sue for libel last month when it made two rulings that allow reporters to cover controversial stories aggressively so long as the stories are considered worthy of public interest. -DB The Canadian Press December 22, 2009 By Mike Blanchfield OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada offered journalists and bloggers a new defence against libel Tuesday in a pair of rulings that were hailed as a

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Law student chides TSA for violating blogger’s rights

donal brown January 4, 2010

A Citizen Media Law Project blogger says the recent attempt of the Transportation Security Administration to serve citizen bloggers with subpoenas after the bloggers published new airport security directives shows that the agency needs judicial checks and its power to subpoena stripped. -DB Citizen Media Law Project January 4, 2010 By Andrew Moshirnia In recent years, the American public seems to have fallen under the impression that providers and regulators of airline travel have extra-legal

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Denver theater company petitions Supreme Court for right to puff

donal brown January 4, 2010

Denver’s Curious Theatre is taking its case for the right to smoke non-tobacco products onstage to the U.S. Supreme Court, claiming a right to creative expression and free speech. -DB The Denver Post December 31, 2009 By John Moore Denver’s Curious Theatre will petition the U.S. Supreme Court for the right to smoke non-tobacco products in its theatrical productions, artistic director Chip Walton said Wednesday. For three years, Curious has unsuccessfully argued in various courts

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