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    May 24, 2013 |Column| Tribune Media Services

  1. First Amendment clause-trophobia

    Jonah Goldberg
    "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a...

    Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Apple iPhone, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Taxation, U.S. Congress

    2. May 22, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Is Obama Richard Nixon?

    Despite what you may hear from some of his more fevered critics, President Barack Obama's recent scandal-quakes don't appear to fall anywhere near the level of Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal. But by another Nixonian yardstick, trying to muzzle on press freedoms, Team Obama appears to have surged into the lead.
    Despite what you may hear from some of his more fevered critics, President Barack Obama's recent scandal-quakes don't appear to fall anywhere near the level of Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal. But by another Nixonian yardstick, trying to muzzle on press...

    Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, News Media, Eric Holder, Barack Obama, Pentagon Papers Release (2011)

    3. May 20, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  3. It's news, not espionage

    WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has no business rummaging through journalists' phone records, perusing their emails and tracking their movements in an attempt to keep them from gathering news. This heavy-handed business isn't chilling, it's...

    Tags: Media Industry, National Security, News Media, Barack Obama, Pentagon Papers Release (2011)

    4. Jun 28, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Julian Assange of WikiLeaks gets extradition letter from British police

    World Now
    Julian Assange WikiLeaks' founder is served with extradition letter; at Ecuadorean Embassy in London he awaits word on an asylum bid....
    5. Jan 12, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. WikiLeaks: Judge recommends court-martial for Bradley Manning

    Nation Now
    Wikileaks and Bradley Manning: A military judge recommends that Wikileaks suspect Pfc. Bradley Manning face a general court martial for allegedly disclosing hundreds of thousands of classified military and diplomatic files and reports....
    6. May 24, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  6. Obama administration targets reporters in crackdown on leaks

    McClatchy Washington Bureau
    WASHINGTON First, there was the news that the Justice Department had secretly seized telephone records of reporters at the Associated Press. A week later, there were reports that the department had investigated a Fox News journalist as a potential...

    Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, National Government, Central Intelligence Agency, Criminals

    7. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Fox News CEO Roger Ailes blasts administration, praises his team

    Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes sent a memo to the channel's staff critical of the Obama administration in the wake of revelations that the Justice Department was probing phone and email communications by Fox News reporter James Rosen and described him as a “possible co-conspirator” in violations of the Espionage Act.
    Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes sent a memo to the channel's staff critical of the Obama administration in the wake of revelations that the Justice Department was probing phone and email communications by Fox News reporter James Rosen and described him as a...

    Tags: Media Industry, News Media, Justice System, National Government, Freedom of the Press

    8. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Obama orders review of guidelines on investigating reporters

    WASHINGTON — President Obama said Thursday he was troubled by the possibility that leak investigations may "chill" investigative journalism and said he had asked Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. to review Justice Department guidelines for going after...

    Tags: Media Industry, National Security, News Media, Eric Holder, Barack Obama

    9. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. FBI spied on Fox News reporter, accused him of crime

    WASHINGTON — The FBI obtained a sealed search warrant to read a Fox News reporter's personal emails from two days in 2010 after arguing there was probable cause he had violated espionage laws by soliciting classified information from a government official, court papers show.
    WASHINGTON — The FBI obtained a sealed search warrant to read a Fox News reporter's personal emails from two days in 2010 after arguing there was probable cause he had violated espionage laws by soliciting classified information from a government...

    Tags: University of Chicago Law School, News Media, Barack Obama, Justice System, Police Investigations

    10. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Scale of government's AP records seizure surprises many

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &mdash; Three years ago, the Obama administration brought criminal charges under the Espionage Act against Thomas Drake, an Air Force veteran and intelligence expert at the National Security Agency in Maryland.
    WASHINGTON — Three years ago, the Obama administration brought criminal charges under the Espionage Act against Thomas Drake, an Air Force veteran and intelligence expert at the National Security Agency in Maryland. He was not accused of aiding...

    Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, National Government, U.S. Congress, Central Intelligence Agency

    11. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. WikiLeaks film shifts focus after Julian Assange won't share info

    When director Alex Gibney began work on his documentary "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks," he thought he would be telling the story of a charismatic, silver-haired free speech advocate named Julian Assange, who had exposed dark corners of powerful governments and corporations using little more than his laptop.
    When director Alex Gibney began work on his documentary "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks," he thought he would be telling the story of a charismatic, silver-haired free speech advocate named Julian Assange, who had exposed dark corners of...

    Tags: Benedict Cumberbatch, Security, Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal, Film Festivals, U.S. Army

    12. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. COLUMN- Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration

    Reuters
    (Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jack Shafer May 17 (Reuters) - Journalists gasp and growl whenever prosecutors issue lawful subpoenas ordering them to divulge their confidential sources or to turn over potential...

    Tags: Lawyers, Explosions, ABC (tv network), United Kingdom, CNN (tv network)

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