Winter 2008, Volume 13, Number 2
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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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