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Winter 2008, Volume 13, Number 2
Top Story:
Web Site Fights Off Federal Injunction
Subpoenas and Reporter Privilege
Reporters Fight Federal Subpoenas
State Court of Appeals Sides with Mankato Free Press Reporter on Shield Law Challenge
St. Paul Police Secretly Subpoena Reporter’s Cell Phone Records
Reporter Shield Law Update
Access
President Signs, then Rewrites, OPEN Government Act
Prisoner’s Challenge of Death Row Access Ban Moves Forward
Minnesota Advisory Committee Resists Cameras in Courts
Media Reports Raise Questions over Court Records Access
Rules Restricting Photographers Draw Criticism
FCC News
FCC Changes Cross-Ownership Rules amid Intense Criticism
Temporary Compromise Reached On Cable Regulation
Election 2008 Issues
FEC Eases Rules on ‘Issue Ads’ Aired Before Elections
Washington Law on Lies by Politicians Found Unconstitutional
New York Times Gives Liberal Activist Group Cheaper Ad Rate
Kucinich Loses Battles to be Included in Debates
Media and the Iraq War
War Zone Remains Dangerous For Western, Iraqi Journalists
U.S. Brings Terrorism Case against AP Photographer in Iraq
Endangered Journalists
In Midst of Crisis, Musharraf Cracks Down on the Press
Journalists in Afghanistan, Niger Handed Death Sentences
Yahoo, Chinese Journalists’ Families Settle Suit
Student Media
Internal, External Challenges at Colorado State, Loyola
Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Former Dean’s Libel Suit Against St. Cloud State Student Paper
Copyright/Publicity
Studios Win Copyright Judgment against File Sharing Web Site
New State Legislation Protects Dead Celebrities’ Rights
Free Speech
St. Paul Police Promulgate New Guidelines for Investigating Protest Groups
U.S. District Court Rules against Maryland Funeral Protesters
Libel/Defamation
New York High Court Rules in Libel Tourism Case
Media Ethics
Faculty at Major Journalism Schools Fight Allegations of Plagiarism, Fabrication
Cartoonist, Romance Novelist, Sex Columnist Caught Plagiarizing
New York Times’ McCain Story Draws Much Criticism, Little Support
Plans to “Monetize” News Content Raise Ethics Concerns
At White House Behest, New York Times Withholds Story
U.K. Television Network Fined Big For Fake Phone-in Contests
Forum Addresses Ethics Questions for Online Journalism
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