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Defense Department loosens rules shackling press in Guantanamo

donal brown September 14, 2010

The Defense Department revised rules restricting journalists in reporting from Guantanamo, agreeing not to ask reporters to withhold information deemed privileged but already in the public domain. -db The New York Times September 10, 2010 By Jeremy W. Peters The Pentagon has agreed to revise some of the rules that have restricted what journalists are free to report on from Guantánamo Bay, resolving a conflict that peaked in May when four reporters were expelled from the

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Group pinpoints lapses in Obama open government practices

donal brown September 7, 2010

OpenTheGovernment.org says the Obama administration has made some progress in its quest towards becoming the most open government in history but is tarnishing that effort by spending billions on creating and securing classified material. -db NextGov September 9, 2010 By Aliya Sternstein An annual report card on secrecy in the federal government indicates the Obama administration has taken promising steps toward becoming the most open White House ever, while still criticizing the new president for

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Defense Department clamps down on employee contacts with media

donal brown September 7, 2010

The Department of Defense is stepping up efforts to limit employee contact with the media unless monitored and approved by its public affairs officials. -db Secrecy News Commentary September 7, 2010 By Steven Aftergood The Department of Defense last week increased its efforts to require that Department contacts with the media be monitored and approved by DoD public affairs officials. “I am asking the heads of the Military Services, the Joint Staff and the Combatant

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State Department analyst indicted for disclosing secrets about North Korea to Fox News

donal brown August 30, 2010

The Obama administration has taken an aggressive stance toward individuals leaking secret information to the media. -db The New York Times August 27, 2010 By Scott Shane WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal grand jury in Washington has indicted a State Department analyst suspected of disclosing top-secret information about North Korea to Fox News, the third time the Obama administration has filed criminal charges accusing people of leaks to the news media. The indictment, dated Aug.

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Free press: Judge bans Los Angeles Times photographer from publishing courtroom photos

donal brown August 5, 2010

A judge approved a written request to photograph a murder suspect but when reminded in court about a prior order banning photography ordered the photographer not to publish his photos. -db Los Angeles Times August 5, 2010 By Andrew Blankstein A judge issued an unusual order Wednesday in which she told a newspaper photographer not to publish pictures after granting him permission to take them. Legal experts said prohibiting publication of an image that a

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