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Thursday, September 28, 2006 12:52 AM

OPEN Government's got a chance

Occasionally, members of Congress realize just how ridiculously secretive government is and actually do something to promote the free flow of public information. Wonder of wonders, the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management,
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006 6:14 PM

Shield Law hearing summary

SPJ's legal team at Baker Hostetler in Washington, D.C., followed this morning's Senate Judiciary meeting regarding a proposed federal shield law for journalists. These notes recap the discussion and were compiled by Malena Barzilai.     Senate Judiciary
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006 10:12 PM

The IRS goes to church?!

So many interesting e-mails cross the transom in a day. Many bring compelling First Amendment issues to the attention of SPJ's national leaders. I truly wish the Society had the bandwidth to address every single one of those issues with a flurry of
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Thursday, September 14, 2006 10:26 PM

If you must be in the Congressional Record ...

For some odd reason, it never occurred to me that serving as SPJ's president would land my name in the Congressional Record. But that's indeed what happened today. To be honest, I cringed at first. After all, respectable journalists diligently monitor
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Thursday, September 14, 2006 1:57 AM

How to fight for the shield

After you get the background information about the Senate Judiciary Committee's upcoming Sept. 20 hearing on the proposed federal shield law for journalists, do something, darn it! It'll take only a few minutes to write or call your senators. It is
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006 10:48 PM

Showdown for federal shield looms

This just in from Malena Barzilai, one of SPJ's attorneys at Baker Hostetler in Washington, D.C.: The Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on the proposed federal shield law for journalists (Search for the full text of Senate Bill 2831, also known
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Monday, September 11, 2006 9:58 PM

Impact 9/11 has had on American journalism

OK, so reporters have a tendency to ask big questions and demand relatively snappy answers in only minutes flat. As SPJ's new president, I'm learning in a hurry how difficult it is to sound smart on incredibly short notice while also choosing my words
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