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Administration Threatens Veto of Shield Law [1]

Top Bush Administration officials are signaling they will recommend veto of a bill to shield reporters from being compelled to disclose their confidential sources.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Laws & Regulations [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

SPJ Calls for New Congress, Prez To Pass Federal Shield Law [7]

The Society of Professional Journalists has called on President-elect Obama and the incoming Congress to complete action on a federal shield law for journalists.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Journalism & Media [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

SEJ Joins in Suit on Officials' E-mails [8]

The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) joined other journalism groups May 6, 2008, in filing a "friend of the court" brief in a Washington state lawsuit seeking access to public officials' e-mails under state law.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Planning & Growth [9]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
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Northwest (OR WA) [10]
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Public [6]
March 31, 2021

DEADLINE: Blue Earth Alliance Documentary Projects [11]

Blue Earth Alliance fiscally sponsors documentary projects that educate the public about critical environmental and social issues, especially under-represented stories and voices. Projects can be of any geographic scope involving the photographic and motion picture mediums. Next deadline: Mar 31, 2021.

Workshops and Fellowships [12]
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Public [6]
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Journalism & Media [4]

TOOLBOX: Social Media Tools for the Environment Beat [13]

What's all this twitter about Twitter? Can it help you cover breaking news?
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TipSheet [14]
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Journalism & Media [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

Online FOIA Resources [15]

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Lots of Freedom-of-Information help is available online

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Journalism & Media [4]
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FOIA Resources [16]
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National (U.S.) [5]

Shield Law Stalled in Senate by GOP Drilling Drive [17]

GOP Senators blocked a bill to shield journalists trying to protect confidential sources before heading home for August recess.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Laws & Regulations [3]
Environmental Politics [18]
Journalism & Media [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector [19]

Reginfo.gov helps reporters track regulatory mischief — and deregulatory mischief too — government-wide.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Laws & Regulations [3]
Government [20]
Journalism & Media [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info [21]

The Department of Agriculture has stopped reporting publicly how many animals it kills for farmers and ranchers in its predator control program.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Agriculture [22]
Government [20]
Journalism & Media [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

SEJ Speaks on FOI Issues [23]

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Journalism & Media [4]
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Public [6]
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National (U.S.) [5]

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