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Subpoenas Against Media Recently Top 3,000, It’s Time to Pass the Shield Bill...
by Matthew L. Schafer On Tuesday Kevin Smith, president of the Society of Professional Journalists, wrote an open editorial advocating for the passage of a federal shield law that is currently sitting...
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Closing Time and Final Thoughts on the Future of Journalism
One of my personal highlights: Being listed next to the likes of Reuters, NPR, and The New York Times at the media website Mediagazer. by Matthew L. Schafer Dear Reader, Thank you for taking time out...
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Top Ten: A Year in Media as Told by LWR
by Matthew L. Schafer Major developments made the last six months of 2010 an exciting time to follow the ever-changing media landscape. From the passage of net neutrality to the Wikileaks’ saga to a...
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SPJ President Makes WikiLeaks Error, Fails to Indicate Correction
Update: SPJ, in reaction to a recent article by the Columbia Journalism Review, recently corrected the error and posted the correction. SPJ’s correction reads: “Correction and update [1/7/2011]: The...
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Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award “Retired” After Controversy
by Matthew L. Schafer On Friday of last week, the Society of Professional Journalists announced that it will be “retiring” its lifetime achievement award established in honor of longtime UPI writer...
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