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HOUSE PASSES SHIELD LAW 398-21; WHITE HOUSE THREATENS VETO [1]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Oct. 16, 2007, to create a federal shield law which would offer limited protection for reporters from being compelled to disclose confidential sources.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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INTERIOR PROPOSES FEE/PERMIT RULE FOR FILMING IN PARKS, REFUGES [6]

The Interior Department has proposed codifying its rules on photography, filming, and sound-recording on public lands it administers. Some newsgatherers are worried that the rules would hurt their ability to do their jobs.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [7]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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After Denials, White House Caves on Censored Gerberding Climate-Health Testimony [8]

It was news when the White House censored testimony prepared in October 2007 by Centers for Disease Control Director Julie Gerberding - testimony detailing the health hazards likely to result from climate change.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
- Read more about After Denials, White House Caves on Censored Gerberding Climate-Health Testimony [8]
EPA Submits Plan for Reopening Libraries, Which Remain Closed [10]

EPA on March 26, 2008, delivered a report Congress had demanded on its plan to reopen the agency's shuttered libraries.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about EPA Submits Plan for Reopening Libraries, Which Remain Closed [10]
New Rail Hazmat Regs Include Non-Disclosure Provisions [12]

A rule issued April 16, 2008, ostensibly to keep the public safe from shipments of highly hazardous materials by rail, has been little-understood by the public.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [13]
Pollution [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Obama Orders Rollback of Bush Secrecy on 1st Day [15]

President Barack Obama signalled that open access to information will be a top priority for his administration, issuing two memos to all executive agencies and one executive order at a January 21, 2009, session open to reporters and cabinet members.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [7]
Government [16]
Journalism & Media [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Obama Orders Rollback of Bush Secrecy on 1st Day [15]
Now's Your Chance: Talk to EPA About Information You Need [17]

EPA has begun a "National Dialogue" about what information the public needs from the agency and how the agency can better provide that information.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Now's Your Chance: Talk to EPA About Information You Need [17]
Earmarks 101: All Pork Is a Local Story [18]

In every Congressional district - including yours - there are dozens of "pork barrel" politics stories.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Earmarks 101: All Pork Is a Local Story [18]
Massey CEO Threatens ABC Reporter [19]

"'If you're going to start taking pictures of me, you're liable to get shot,' the chairman of one of the country's biggest coal mining companies, Don Blankenship of Massey Energy, told an ABC News reporter before grabbing the reporter's camera,"
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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USDA May Limit Info On Meat Recalls [20]

Under industry pressure, the U.S. Agriculture Department is considering hiding from consumers information about which retailers might be selling the tainted meat recalled because of health and safety risks.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Food [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about USDA May Limit Info On Meat Recalls [20]

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