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Volume 94 Number 5

June/July 2006
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SPJ has a vital role in this changing profession
My year as president of the Society of Professional Journalists has been one of the most rewarding and ...
Monday, August 25, 2008

Federal shield law’s future remains uncertain
STAFF REPORT The proposed federal shield law remains in limbo after Congress left on August recess. ...
Monday, August 25, 2008

Survey: Sunny news amid industry turmoil
STAFF REPORT A recent survey, funded in part by the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation, brought recent graduates ...
Monday, August 25, 2008

Toward a more transparent government
When, in their boundless wisdom, our Founding Fathers ensured our basic liberties by guaranteeing a ...
Monday, August 25, 2008

Parting the Clouds
Although the sun is not completely shining on all the records FOI advocates would like to see open, ...
Monday, August 25, 2008

Concealed Weapons, Concealed Records?
A growing number of state governments are tightening the reins on databases involving concealed weapon ...
Monday, August 25, 2008

Public Information Theft
Donald W. Meyers was trying to earn his degree from Brigham Young University in the 1980s when he came ...
Monday, August 25, 2008

Context Clues
Keeping FOIA relevant in our technology-friendly society does not end with databases and access to government ...
Monday, August 25, 2008

Chilling Free Speech
Rachel Ehrenfeld came to the United States from Israel because of this country’s unique brand of free ...
Monday, August 25, 2008

‘An Opportunity Lost’
A Coalition of Journalists for Open Government study released in July revealed that federal government ...
Monday, August 25, 2008

Wrangle that wiggle room away from agencies
If your state’s open meetings and public records laws are anything like the laws in Maryland, there’s ...
Monday, August 25, 2008

Leap the Native American journalistic divide
When most U.S. journalists try to cover Native America, they run into a cultural divide and don’t even ...
Monday, August 25, 2008

FOIA requests challenge freelancers
The Freedom of Information Act is a vital tool for journalists, granting a generous wealth of information ...
Monday, August 25, 2008

Learning ethics as a second language
So many calls to the SPJ Ethics Hotline are questions on deadline, and we’re always happy to help. Then ...
Monday, August 25, 2008

Don’t give readers whiplash
What’s the first thing we should do if we are writing for an English-speaking audience and for a U.S. ...
Monday, August 25, 2008

Investigative insights
We’ve seen some terrific investigative stories in recent months. Thanks to federal and state freedom ...
Monday, August 25, 2008

From news to novels
Are there moments in your day when you turn in yet another story about the recent city council meeting ...
Monday, August 25, 2008

Speak for the silent
If 6 million people were killed or simply vanished off the face of the Earth, you might expect an immediate ...
Monday, August 25, 2008

 


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