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Thursday, October 02, 2008 - Posts

Schwarzenegger signs bill protecting school journalism advisers from pressure tactics

   The First Amendment Center reports that California Gov. Schwarzenegger signed legislation barring school administrators from retalliating against high school and college journalism instructors. S.B. 1370, sponsored by Sen. Leland Yee, D-San
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Baltimore newspaper questions high copy fees, agency drops the cost

The Towson Times in Baltimore County, Md., thought the county's charge of $10 for a simple police report was a little steep. Afterall, the state public information act says agencies can charge only "reasonable charges" to recover "actual costs" to produce