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FOI Links: WikiLeaks, CIA refusals and an exemption debate
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: Justices to resolve appellate court split over FOIA exemption New York Law Journal: Judge declines to ‘second-guess’ CIA’s refusal to disclose records...
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FOI Links: Exposing war crimes and drinking water risks
The San Francisco Chronicle: WikiLeaks says there’s evidence of war crimes in documents Chicago Tribune: State of Michigan finalizing policy on social media DelmarvaNow.com: Delaware drinking water at...
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FOI Links: Obama’s fight against media leaks
The Canadian Press: Barack Obama, an avowed enemy of media leaks, deals with yet another The Seattle Times: Times fights subpoena request from accused cop killer The State Journal-Register (Ill.):...
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FOI Links: Senators hope to revise shield bill after WikiLeaks disclosure
The NY Times: After Afghan War leaks, revisions in a shield bill Fierce Government: FOIA trends up and down The Virginian-Pilot: Public information is ‘free’ if you’re willing to pay Politics Daily:...
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FOI Links: A profile of leak suspect Bradley Manning
CNN: Soldier suspected of Wiki leak – ‘I’ve been isolated’ The Washington Post: Congress to hold hearing on SEC and FOIA
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FOI DAILY DOSE: PBS hacked over WikiLeaks story and Australian Broadcast...
PBS website hacked over Frontline episode For a brief time on May 30, Tupac Shakur lived. Well, a story posted on the Public Broadcasting System website early Monday morning claimed he was still alive....
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FOI DAILY DOSE: WikiLeaks founder wins journalism award, EPA oversight...
Julian Assange wins journalism award WikiLeaks founder and head honcho Julian Assange has won the 2011 Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism. The annual award is presented to a journalist who has “told...
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FOI DAILY DOSE: Open gov orgs push for money for E-Gov Fund, ACLU sues for...
Transparency groups call on Congress to restore open gov funding Accountability group OMB Watch released a letter Monday that urged Congress to consider restoring funding for the Electronic Government...
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Wikileaks behind fake Bill Keller-New York Times editorial
An apologetic piece extolling the virtues of WikiLeaks, written by a former New York Times executive editor? Too good to be true. As it turns out, it was. The fake article, posted online late July 28,...
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FOI Daily Dose: Privacy exemption limits most FOIA requests
Privacy is the most frequently cited exemption for denying Freedom of Information Act requests, according to a study by the Investigative Reporting Workshop at the American University School of...
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