Access to police body camera videos: The Wild West of open records requests
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April 15, 2015
Freedom of information
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To mark Sunshine Week, March 16-22, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press explains…
March 10, 2014
Disputes over crime maps highlight challenge of outsourcing public data
Colin Drane is an unlikely warrior in the fight for open government. An inventor and…
May 22, 2013
Toledo mayor calls Blade ‘irresponsible’ for reporting information he won’t release
The Blade | The Journal News Toledo's mayor blasted The (Toledo, Ohio) Blade for publishing…
April 30, 2013
FBI investigates threats against professor after NYT quoted him about gun map
Online Journalism Review | New Haven Register | Jim Romenesko | Boing Boing | Times…
February 26, 2013
Aggressive local blogger served with cease-and-desist letter
New Times Broward-Palm Beach Local blogger/rabble-rouser Chaz Stevens "is a hard puppy to love." The…
February 28, 2012
It’s 1 lawyer vs. 39 in court battle to release Hurricane Katrina records
The Times-Picayune The one lawyer is representing The Times-Picayune and CNN, who have been fighting…
December 1, 2011
Education think tank urges media not to publish teachers’ names with performance scores
Center for American Progress The Los Angeles Times won an IRE Philip Meyer Award for…
November 16, 2011
Casey Anthony juror names released after 3-month cooling-off period
After a three-month cooling-off period, Judge Belvin Perry released the names today of the jurors…
October 25, 2011
Mayor to reporters: You’re actually lobbyists
South Florida Sun-Sentinel That's what Richard Kaplan, mayor of the South Florida town of Lauderhill,…
October 14, 2011
Casey Anthony judge: ‘Court proceedings are no longer news but entertainment’
TBO.comThe jurors who declared Casey Anthony "not guilty" will remain anonymous for at least three…
July 26, 2011
Christie tells Star-Ledger he expects Gawker lawsuit to be dropped
Newark Star-Ledger | Gawker.com | Asbury Park Press Just hours after Gawker and the New…
July 26, 2011
IRE takes over DocumentCloud as Knight funding expires
DocumentCloud, the startup that works with news organizations to post troves of primary source documents…
June 9, 2011
No quick review of AP request for bin Laden raid records
Associated Press The Defense Department last week refused the Associated Press' request for a speedy…
May 18, 2011
AP editor: It’s our job to seek evidence taken in raid on bin Laden compound
The Atlantic Wire | National Press Photographers Association The Associated Press has filed a Freedom…
May 10, 2011
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