Fall 2008, Volume 14, Number 1
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Top Story: Dozens of Journalists Arrested at Republican National Convention in St. Paul
Election 2008 Sen. Coleman Bans Alternative Media from Press Conference Minnesota News Organizations Granted Access for Exit Polling by Federal Judge Bias or Reality? Media Critics Assess Positive Obama Coverage and Negative McCain Coverage
Subpoenas and Journalist's Privilege Judge Orders Michigan Reporter to Give Up Sources in Privacy Act Case Pennsylvania High Court Upholds ‘Absolute’ Shield Law FBI Apologizes to Washington Post, New York Times over Phone Records Breach State Trial Courts Hold Shield Laws Protect Anonymous Reader Comments on Web Sites Court Throws Out Locy Contempt Order New Jersey Shield Law Protects Author of Trump Biography
FOIA and Access Detainee Abuse Photos Ordered Released Roundup: Government E-mails as Public Records Detroit Newspapers Sue for Release of Text Messages in Mayoral Sex Scandal City Officials Refuse to Release Address-Specific Flood Damage Data Gag Order Lifted on California Paper Seeking to Cover its Own Trial
FCC News Comcast to Appeal FCC’s Decision on Internet Network Blocking International Malaysian Government Faces Criticism over Jailed Blogger In State of Emergency, Thai Government Blocks Web Sites but Not Mainstream Media
New Media Judge Lifts Restraining Order; Students May Discuss Transit Security Research YouTube Bans Videos that ‘Incite Violence’
Copyright Federal Judge Says Copyright Owners Must Consider Fair Use Before Sending Takedown Notices Blogger Arrested for Posting Unreleased Guns N’ Roses Songs
Student Media and Speech 8th Circuit Rules Students May Wear Black Armbands to Protest School Policy Facing Censorship, College Students Quit School Paper and Launch Independent Web Site
Libel State Courts Issue Libel Verdicts against Local Media Outlets House Passes Libel Tourism Bill; Illinois Enacts Its Own Law International Libel Roundup
Privacy Florida Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects False Light Invasion of Privacy
Media Ethics False Online News Reports Drive Plunges in United Airlines and Apple Stock Texas Weekly Folds after Plagiarism Accusation Record Fine for BBC over Phone-in Scams DVD About Radical Islam Delivered to Swing State Homes via Newspaper Inserts
Silha Center Events 2008 Silha Lecturer Says Media Organizations Need Ombuds FCC Legal Adviser Defends Ownership Rules at Silha Fall Forum
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