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News Corp could face some 500 claims in phone-hacking scandal

donal brown June 4, 2012

Lawyers in a British court said that there could be as many as 500 civil claims over illegal phone hacking by reporters for the now defunct News of the World tabloid owned by News Corp. One hundred and ten suits have been filed already and about half of those settled including high profile cases brought by Charlotte Church, Jude Law and Steve Coogan. -db From the Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2012, by Paul Sonne.

Opinion: Challenges lie ahead in upholding citizens’ right to record protests and police actions

donal brown May 29, 2012

Even with the recent Justice Department letter to the Baltimore Police Department asserting the rights of citizens to film police in action, much more needs to be done, writes Josh Stearns for MediaShift. Even after instructed to do otherwise last November, New York police arrested 20 journalists in December and prevented others from doing their job covering protests. -db From a commentary for MediaShift, May 29, 2012, by Josh Stearns. Full story

House amendment requires investigation of leaks of information on U.S./Israel exchange on possible attack on Iran

donal brown May 22, 2012

The House of Representatives approved an amendment to the defense authorization bill requiring the Attorney General to investigate leaks of information involving ‘the military, intelligence and operational capabilities of the United States and Israel.” -db From Secrecy News, May 21, 2012 by Steven Aftergood. Full story

Reporter loses bid to obtain secret interpretation of Patriot Act

donal brown May 21, 2012

A federal district judge ruled against a New York Times reporter’s request for a government secret interpretation of a section of the Patriot Act. The judge said releasing the interpretation would jeopardize national security by exposing intelligent sources and methods. -db From the Courthouse News Service, May 18, 2012, by Adam Klasfeld. Full story

Court victory for student photojournalist arrested during Occupy Wall Street protest

donal brown May 21, 2012

In one of the first Occupy Wall Street trials, a student photojournalist was acquitted on the evidence of a video that showed he was obeying the law. When he was arrested, the student was ironically trying to cover the protest from the point of view of law enforcement. -db From the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, May 18, 2012, by Josh Hoberman. Full story

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News Corp could face some 500 claims in phone-hacking scandal

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House amendment requires investigation of leaks of information on U.S./Israel exchange on possible attack on Iran

Reporter loses bid to obtain secret interpretation of Patriot Act

Court victory for student photojournalist arrested during Occupy Wall Street protest

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