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First Amendment
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Journalism groups ask candidates to take a stand on press freedoms
Will the next president respect the rights of a free press? It’s a question vital to democracy, yet rarely posed…
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Can agencies stop employees from talking to media? Brechner Center says no
Public employees have the right to speak to the press without going through the boss, but workplace gag orders continue…
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AHCJ joins groups calling president’s attacks on the media a ‘threat to democracy’
The Association of Health Care Journalists, along with more than 80 other organizations committed to the First Amendment right of…
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Ruling has potential to impact patient care, advertising
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel‘s John Fauber explains what a federal appeals court ruling this week might mean for patient care,…
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Reporters: Federal public affairs staffers block access to information
Reporters who cover federal government agencies say they face impediments to getting information to the public because of interference from…
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Survey: Only half of federal agencies have better FOI procedures
A report from the Knight Open Government Survey found that, despite some progress, federal agencies are only halfway there when…
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Sunshine Week poll: U.S. government is secretive
Americans think the U.S. government is “secretive” or “very secretive,” according to a poll released in conjunction with National Sunshine…