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Report outlines impact of online media growth on press freedom
As newspaper circulations drop and nightly news broadcasts garner fewer viewers, more people are getting their news online -- a… -
Lawsuit demands info on government's use of social media sites
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is suing five different government agencies for refusing to disclose their policies on investigations using social… -
New York paper fights website commenter subpoena
A New York newspaper is engaged in a battle to quash a grand jury subpoena for the identities of some… -
Justice Department issued secret subpoena for news site's traffic
The Department of Justice earlier this year served and shortly thereafter withdrew a grand jury subpoena that sought information about… -
New FTC guidelines may affect electronic journalists
The Federal Trade Commission approved on Monday final revisions to new guidelines that will require manufacturers and bloggers who work… -
Web sites with anonymous comments denied university press passes
A recent story on a football game in the INDenver Times highlighted a Colorado University press policy that limits which… -
Ex-congressman's defamation suit thrown out under SLAPP law
A New York judge has dismissed a former congressman’s defamation suit against a person who criticized him anonymously on a… -
Texas court says online journalist is part of the media
An online reporter qualifies as a journalist entitled to certain protections under state law, a Texas appellate court ruled last… -
Illinois judge rules shield law does not cover anonymous comments
A judge in Illinois has rejected the Alton Telegraph's argument that the identities of anonymous commenters on a newspaper's Web site… -
Letter from MySpace page not private, court rules
A California court ruled last week that a high school principal who sent a copy of a MySpace journal entry…