The recordings helped dispel rumors about the police response to a mass shooting in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, last year.

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Changing the terms of foreign journalists' visas might appear subtle, but it can have profound implications for press freedom ...

Although media access to federal and state prisons and the inmates they house may not be constitutionally guaranteed, state law… Although media access to federal and state prisons and the inmates they ...

From the Summer 2008 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 9. Tim Russert, who died of a… From the Summer 2008 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 9. Tim Russert, who died of a heart attack at ...