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October 2007 - Posts

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 3:25 AM

Shield Law Slam Dunk

What a day. What an amazing day for journalism and democracy. In a historic, landslide victory, the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 sailed through the U.S. House of Representatives on a 398 to 21 vote Tuesday, enjoying clear bipartisan support.
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Sunday, October 07, 2007 9:48 PM

Tatum's random thoughts on her way out the door

If you missed SPJ's 2007 national conference, you missed what very well could be the best wingding this great organization has staged in years. As USA Today Editor Ken Paulson put it Saturday night, "The star power was here in full force." It was a
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Thursday, October 04, 2007 1:43 PM

Shield Law progresses -- and SPJ was there!

This morning, a proposed federal shield law that would help journalists protect confidential sources sailed out of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee by a vote of 15-2. One of the dissenters: Sen. Jon Kyl, the Arizona Republican SPJ members also
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