Recently added articles from News Media and the Law:
Cleaning up after Hurricane "W"
Oct 01, 2008; ... What does a nonprofit do when its best source of new work leaves town? I have a dear friend who has taken to teasing me repeatedly about the financial future of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. "Come on, admit it" he keeps taunting me. "You're going to miss W. How are ...
Reeling from Hurricane "W"
Oct 01, 2008; ... At what point did it become clear just how far the Bush administration would go to extend its culture of government secrecy, and of animus toward the press? When it decided to bypass judicial oversight and allow itself to secretly spy on Americans' international phone conversations, ...
Behind closed courtroom doors
Oct 01, 2008; ... From criminal cases to civil, the Bush administration sought unprecedented levels of secrecy in the courts The courts have historically been open in America. But after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, this presumption was turned on its head - secrecy has been the norm for ...
White House records and the big chill
Oct 01, 2008; ... Thousands of e-mail messages within the administration are lost or destroyed, leaving a permanent gap in the historical record More than any administration in recent history, George W. Bush leaves a legacy of destruction of electronic White House documents that has put significant holes ...
Tapping into the reporter's notebook
Oct 01, 2008; ... At the behest of the White House, and with the blessing of Congress, government is now free to listen in on Americans' foreign phone calls - even without warrants - and reporters are feeling the chill Chris Hedges, who writes for The Na- tion, tells this story about government ...