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Government declines to name Beyoncé in FOIA request

Andrew Beaujon — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:00:31 +0000

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“This is like the epitome of the really small-stakes story that…does not fundamentally change anything ever,” Washingtonian editor Garrett M. Graff told Poynter in January, about the magazine’s … Read more

FBI investigates threats against professor after NYT quoted him about gun map

Andrew Beaujon — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:50:56 +0000

Online Journalism Review | New Haven Register | Jim Romenesko | Boing Boing | Times Herald-Record | Chronicle of Higher Education
SUNY New Paltz students are learning “the cost of being a source.” Professor Howard Good says he was harassed … Read more

Is the Obama administration really the ‘most transparent’ ever?

Jeff Sonderman — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:45:51 +0000

TechPresident
In a live “Hangout” video chat on Google+ last week, President Obama answered a critic’s question about his administration’s secrecy over drone killings and Benghazi with this claim:

This is the most transparent administration in history, and I
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New York Times can’t have addresses of gun owners, court says

Andrew Beaujon — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:43:37 +0000

Capital
A New York appellate court has sided with the New York City Police Department in a dispute over whether it should turn over home addresses of handgun owners to The New York Times, which made a Freedom of Information … Read more

New York politicians will push for law to keep handgun records secret

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:10:13 +0000

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New York state Sen. Greg Ball and Assemblyman Steve Katz said at a press conference Thursday they want a law making information about handgun permits confidential.

We have received calls
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Reporter awarded nearly $500K in FOIA case

Andrew Beaujon — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:25:20 +0000

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
A U.S. District judge in San Francisco has ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation to pay journalist Seth Rosenfeld $479,459 to cover his attorney’s fees for two court cases over FOIA requests the … Read more

Obama administration’s FOIA record worse than Bush’s

Julie Moos — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:44:52 +0000

Bloomberg | The New York Times
Bloomberg News found that 19 of 20 federal agencies did not comply within 20 days to a request for travel expenses made under the Freedom of Information Act. Jim Snyder and Danielle Ivory report:… Read more

Chicago Tribune says Mayor Emanuel refuses its public records request

Jim Romenesko — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:58:49 +0000

Chicago Tribune
The Tribune says Mayor Rahm Emanuel refused its requests for his emails, government cellphone bills and his interoffice communications with top aides, arguing it would be too much work to cross out information the government is allowed to … Read more

After Pulitzer-winning corruption coverage, LA Times helps citizens with public records requests

Steve Myers — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:01:10 +0000

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Jeff Gottlieb, one of the two reporters who exposed corruption in Bell, Calif., tells Al Tompkins that “one of our city desk assistants still answers those calls and helps people with their public records filings.” The Times created a … Read more