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U.S. needs federal shield law

donal brown December 3, 2009

The Senate should move forward on a federal shield law for reporters writes an ACLU blogger because such a law strengthens democracy by allowing journalists to reveal government malfeasance without fear of going to jail. -DB American Civil Liberties Union Opinion December 2, 2009 By Sandra Fulton Most people don’t realize that the American government is in the habit of locking up journalists. We are disgusted when governments like China and Cuba criminalize the press,

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Federal shield law moving forward in Senate after compromise forged with White House

donal brown November 2, 2009

The federal journalist shield law cleared a major hurdle when the Obama administration cut a deal with the Senate to include freelancers and online journalists. The bill also includes a public-interest balance test so that a judge could weigh the public interest in secrecy against the public interest in disclosure. -DB Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press October 30, 2009 By Ansley Schrimpf Two senators announced Friday that the Obama administration has agreed to

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Obama administration wants national security exemption in federal shield law

donal brown October 2, 2009

The Obama administration wants the federal shield law now in Congress to force reporters to disclose confidential sources who leak national security information. -DB The New York Times October 1, 2009 By Charlie Savage WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration has told lawmakers that it opposes legislation that could protect reporters from being imprisoned if they refuse to disclose confidential sources who leak material about national security, according to several people involved with the negotiations. The

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Bloggers cut from senate shield law

donal brown September 29, 2009

Under both House and Senate versions of the federal shield law, only employed journalists will be protected. A former Christian Science Monitor editor says the failure to include citizen journalists ignores the reality of the modern era and who provides accurate, up-to-date news. -DB Citizen Media Law Project Commentary September 28, 2009 By Arthur Bright For citizen journalists, the federal shield law front was looking good for a while. Although the House of Representatives version

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Bloggers not protected in shield law under consideration in Senate

donal brown September 21, 2009

An amendment to a federal shield bill for journalists ostensibly excludes bloggers and internet journalists. Under the bill now being hammered out in the Senate, to enjoy protection, a reporter may have to be employed by a recognized news organization. -DB Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press September 18, 2009 By Christina Abello An amendment to the bipartisan Senate bill that would create a federal shield law for journalists will likely exclude many bloggers

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