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Some Want Federal Shield Law in Wake of AP Phone Records Case

Tuesday May 21, 2013

The Justice Department's seizure of phone records from The Associated Press has journalism groups calling for passage of a federal shield law.

But even within the journalistic community, support for such a measure isn't unanimous.

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AP Phone Records Seizure Prompts Calls for Federal Shield Law

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News Outlets React Angrily to Seizure of AP Phone Records

Wednesday May 15, 2013

News outlets across the country are protesting The Justice Department's seizure of phone records from reporters at The Associated Press.

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Government Seizure of Associated Press Phone Records Sparks Outrage

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BBC Admits Error in Claiming Race Played Role in Kidnappings Coverage

Tuesday May 14, 2013

The BBC goofed. The network now admits it made a mistake in a story claiming that racism played a role in the Cleveland Plain Dealer's coverage of three young women who were kidnapped and held captive for a decade.

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BBC Admits Error in Claiming Race Played Role in Cleveland Kidnappings Coverage

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How Newspapers' 'All-digital' Strategy is Failing

Monday May 13, 2013

Should newspapers shut down their printing presses and go all-digital?

Apparently the New Orleans Times-Picayune no longer thinks so. The paper, which just last year cut its printed edition to just three days a week in order to focus on the digital product, is now reversing course and printing the paper seven days a week once again.

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As the 'All-digital" Strategy Fails, Newspapers Return to Print

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