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November 2006 - Posts

Thursday, November 30, 2006 5:38 PM

San Francisco sunshine panel backs federal shield law

From Richard Knee, member of the NorCal SPJ FOI CommitteeOn a motion from one of its two members serving at the pleasure of SPJ's Northern California Chapter, the panel that monitors San Francisco City Hall's compliance with local and state open-government
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Thursday, November 30, 2006 5:33 PM

International Pen launches campaign on criminal defamation

From IFEX CommuniqueInternational PEN's Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) has launched a campaign to call attention to writers around the world who are imprisoned or face jail for alleged defamation. WiPC is urging countries to repeal laws that treat
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Wednesday, November 29, 2006 11:01 AM

SPJ: Allow journalists face-to-face interviews with California prison inmates

SACRAMENTO -- The secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation supports more reporters' access to the state's prisons, but isn't ready to let inmates who have committed violent crimes to have face-to-face interviews with journalists.James
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Tuesday, November 07, 2006 9:57 AM

Access Awards and Black Hole Award nominations

By Joel CampbellFOI Committee Chairman             For many years, The Utah Headliners Chapter of SPJ has been awarding access recognition and Black Hole awards to open government champions
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