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reporter’s privilege

Report says press freedom eroding with shift to online media

donal brown February 10, 2010

A report in CQ Researcher says that with no way established to charge for online news content, there is less money to spend accessing courts, public records and public meetings. -db The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press February 9, 2010 By Cristina Abello As newspaper circulations drop and nightly news broadcasts garner fewer viewers, more people are getting their news online — a medium not as likely as traditional media to spend the

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Federal shield bill for reporters passes major hurdle

donal brown December 10, 2009

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send the federal media shield bill to the full Senate after months of debate and amendments. The contentious issue of whether bloggers and other citizen journalists will be covered by the bill has yet to be determined. -DB Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press December 10, 2009 By Cristina Abello The Senate Judiciary Committee today voted to present the federal media shield bill to the full Senate, a

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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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