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Fall 2007, Volume 13, Number 1
Top Story:
Reporters Ordered to Testify and Reveal Government Sources in Hatfill Case
Reporter Privilege News
House Passes Federal Reporter Shield Law -
Bill Still Faces Hurdles in Senate; Bush has Promised a Veto
Judge Rules Reporters Need not Testify in Murder Case
Reporters Arrested, Released after Printing ‘Grand Jury Secrets’ -
Alternative Weekly Allegedly Published Sherriff’s Home Address
Media Access/FOIA
California High Court Decision a Win for Public Access to Government Employees’ Salaries
Minnesota Considers Cameras in Trial Courtrooms
Court Access: Federal Law would Allow Cameras in U.S. Courts
Court Access: Connecticut Newspaper Publishes Details About Jurors; Defends its Decision
Court Rules President Johnson’s CIA Briefings can Remain Secret
Two States Propose Changes to Access to Prisons for Media
New CIA Rules for FOIA Fees Give Bloggers a Price Break
Off-the-Record NSA Seminars Meant to Help Reporters Keep National Security Secrets -
Seminar Materials Included NSA-Approved, Edited Versions of Stories
News Organizations Fight Limits on Access to Sports Events
Illinois Press Association Sues High School Sports Association Over Image Controls -
Lawsuit Says the Public Entity’s Restrictive Practices Are Unconstitutional
FCC News
FCC Fines ‘Fake News’ Produced by Undisclosed Sponsors
Cable Companies Fined for Airing Paid-for Punditry -
Armstrong Williams’ Programs Continue to Raise Controversy
Media and the
Iraq War
Truth of ‘Baghdad Diarist’ Stories Challenged
U.S. Confiscates AP Footage at Scene of Baghdad Bombing, Detains Photographer, Citing Iraqi Law
Privacy
Ohio Supreme Court Recognizes False Light Claim
Defamation/Libel
Illinois Paper Apologizes, Settles Civil Rights Suit against State Chief Justice who Sued It for Libel
‘Libel Tourism’ Suit Leads Publisher to Destroy Book on Terrorism Funding, Pay Damages and Apologize
British Court Extends ‘Reynolds Privilege’ to Publishers -
Privilege Protects Publishing False Information in the Public Interest
Time Magazine Contests Defamation Ruling for Former Indonesian Dictator
Newspaper Settles Dispute over Seizure of Newsroom Computer and Equipment
China Failing to Deliver on Pre-Olympics Press Freedom Promises According to NGOs’ Reports
Russia: Politkovskaya Investigation Continues; Reporter Detained for Alleged Extortion
Endangered Journalists
International Roundup: China, Burma, Zimbabwe, Iran
Copyright
Artists Challenge Copyright Extension Law
Music Industry Wins First Internet Piracy Case -
Single Mother Will Appeal $222,000 Verdict
Media Ethics
Star Tribune Publisher Barred for One Year, Unlikely to Return
Senator Craig Airport Scandal Prompts Questions of Journalism Ethics in Covering Politicians’ Personal Lives
News Consultant Linked to Bogus Interviews
FEMA Holds Press Conference … for Itself
Mohammed Cartoons Draw International Ire
Cartoons Cause Community Controversy Across the Country
Silha Events
2007 Silha Lecture Focuses on Media Violence Regulation
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