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Senate works to exclude leaked war documents from federal shield law

donal brown August 5, 2010

In reaction to Wikileaks’ publication of Afghanistan war documents, Senators Charles Schumer and Dianne Feinstein are amending the proposed federal shield law to exclude websites that publish leaked government documents without editorial comment. -db Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press August 4, 2010 By Cristina Abello Legislators are amending the federal shield bill, which was passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee in December 2009 but not yet brought up on the floor of the

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Local judge blocks law journal from publishing information obtained legally

donal brown July 27, 2010

A District of Columbia Superior Court judge switched course and ruled the National Law Journal could not publish information in a fee dispute even after it obtained the information through public court documents before the judge decided to seal them. -db Local judge blocks law journal from publishing information obtained legally http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11501 The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press July 26, 2010 By Mara Zimmerman The National Law Journal has been prohibited by court

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Growing trend?: Senate candidate in Nevada dodges reporters

donal brown June 29, 2010

With talk radio and Facebook, political candidates no longer have to rely on television to get their message across. -db The New York Times June 28, 2010 By Brian Stelter RENO — There is a game in Nevada called “Where’s Sharron Angle?” that the press is tired of playing. Ms. Angle, a Nevada Senate candidate and Tea Party darling, has steadfastly refused to talk to reporters here, leading to some unusually aggressive behavior by local

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Fake news reports a growing trend in political campaigns

donal brown June 22, 2010

In striving to regain his old post, former Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. is routinely churning out fake news clips with the feel of actual news reports. -db Washington Post June 22, 2010 By John Wagner As viewers watch scenes from a Little League baseball game, a familiar face appears to tell them that former governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. routinely steps off the campaign trail to watch his 10-year-old son play. “Family first

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Government agency launches website to help public monitor oil spill

donal brown June 15, 2010

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has launched GeoPlatform.gov, a data-rich website to enable the pubic to track the spread of the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico and find out other crucial information. -db NextGov June 14, 2010 By Bob Brewin The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launched a slick and data-rich website on Monday that the public can use to monitor the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. GeoPlatform.gov provides visitors with the same

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