Obama Admin Says It Won't Charge Reporters with Conspiracy to Commit Journalism

May 22, 2013–In the wake of the Justice Department's chilling seizure of AP phone records, the Department asserted that a Fox reporter violated the law by reporting the news. The unprecedented assertion was made by FBI agent Reginald B. Reyes in a search warrant application that was ultimately approved by a judge, allowing Reyes to snoop through the phone records of Fox News correspondent James Rosen.

SEJ Members Relocate, Win Fellowships, Teach

April 15, 2013–

What’s Coming in Energy? Veteran Reporters Look Ahead

April 15, 2013–

AP Analysis: Feds Cite Security More Often As Reason for Withholding Information

March 13, 2013–An Associated Press analysis of data on Freedom of Information Act requests showed little increase in the number of FOIA requests from the public, a slight increase in rejection of such requests, and an increase in federal claims that such rejections were justified by security and internal deliberations.

Sunshine Week, March 10-16, Shines Flashlight on Dark Corners of Government

January 30, 2013–Sunshine Week is a great opportunity for journalists to do the most important part of the job: spotlighting the very news that government officials are uncomfortable about disclosing. The website includes examples of good freedom-of-information stories, permission-free cartoons, logos and icons, and many all-purpose story ideas.

J-Groups Urge Supreme Court To Toss Va. Ban on Out-of-State FOIA Requesters

January 16, 2013–Should state freedom-of-information laws disqualify people or organizations from out of state from getting government records? Led by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, some 53 news media groups have urged the US Supreme Court to say no.

Members Helping Members: SEJ’s Mentor Program

January 15, 2013–

The View from Texas — SEJ a Horse of a Different Color?

January 15, 2013–

Visual Storytellers Open New Horizons

January 15, 2013–

Do Mainstream Media Disclose "Experts'" Links to Oil and Gas Industry?

January 2, 2013–Too often stories fail to disclose such industry ties, which might call into question the experts' objectivity. The Checks and Balances Project, an energy watchdog group, did an analysis of coverage in 60 publications over a five-year period with very interesting results.