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Comments on the praises accorded by the press to U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Representative Henry J. Hyde in relation to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton in 1998. Claim that the press conflated personal civility and ideological moderation in characterizing Hyde; Legislation that showed Hyde has never wavered in his conservatism; Evidence of his partisanship in investigating sexual scandals; Involvement of Hyde in the failed Clyde Federal Savings and Loan Association.

The article discusses the impact of the federal shield bill Free Flow of Information Act of 2013 on the press. It is suggested that the bill protects the right of journalists not to disclose their confidential sources of information. Particular focus is given to the cases in which whether the information a journalist holds pose a threat to national security.

The article discusses the 2011 phone-hacking scandal that involved employees at the British newspaper "News of the World" (NoW), owned by British media mogul Rupert Murdoch. The author discusses the broader implications of regulation in the press industry and media ownership. Topics include the arrests of editor Clive Goodman and investigator Glenn Mulcaire, the hacking of murder victim Milly Dowler's phone, and the involvement of Great Britain's former communications head Andy Coulson.

This article defends I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby against charges that his lies were instrumental in leading the U.S. into war with Iraq. The article presents a detailed overview of the Valerie Plame affair, which led to Libby trial, and an account of the trial itself. The article argues that the Libby trial did not prove a conspiracy of lies that sent America to war, but rather an incompetent administration.

The article looks at U.S prior restraint court cases, including Florida v. Tadros and Virginia v. Steward. Special attention is paid to the negative impact of the restraints on reporters, news delivery timing and freedom of the press. Particular focus is given to the definition of prior restraints, the moral and ethical aspects of the restraints, and the interference of the government into editorial decisions.

The article discusses the relationship between the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama and the media, with a focus on the public altercation between journalist Bob Woodward and Obama's economic adviser Gene Sperling. Topics include the imprisonment of Yemeni journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye, the leaking of sensitive U.S. government material by soldier Bradley Manning in 2010, and Manning's charges of aiding the enemy.

The article analyzes the Privacy Act court cases involving the media and government. "Detroit Free Press" reporter David Ashenfelter reported a prosecutor with a terrorism case in the Department of Justice. In 2006, Richard Convertino, a former U.S. attorney, subpoenaed Ashenfelter to learn who leaked the information that he was being investigated by the government which he sued for Privacy Act violations in 2004. Former Army scientist Steven Hatfill sued the government in a Privacy Act case after he was identified in media as a person of interest in the investigation of the 2001 anthrax attacks. First Amendment lawyer Lee Levine explained the Privacy Act provision which does not allow the government to disseminate information about people who are involved in matters of public concern.

This article describes a newspaper's ongoing legal case with Maryland's Governor Robert Ehrlich, Jr. about whether a government official has the right to prohibit a reporter's access to public officials, as a response to receiving unfavorable coverage. To listen to Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich, Jr. these days, it is clear that he believes "The Sun" is a modern-day assassin. So last November the first-term Republican governor fired back, using what he said was the only arrow available in the quiver of a public official--cutting off access to information. His administration issued a written directive banning all employees in Maryland's executive branch of government-- potentially tens of thousands of taxpayer-paid state workers--from talking to two Sun journalists. Why? He said the two journalists, then-State House Bureau Chief David Nitkin and metro columnist Michael Olesker, were failing to objectively report on his administration. Whatever his motivation, there is no doubt about this: Ehrlich's order raises a number of profound questions, with implications for journalists and, indeed, all citizens. In the next year or so, some answers likely will come from the federal appeals courts where this case is now being argued, and they could alter the relationship between government officials and the press.

Reports on the ruling of a federal appeals court in the 2nd Circuit of New York City, New York, that restricts press access to transcripts of proceedings in the trial of boxing promoter Don King. Fraud charges filed against King; Media coverage of King's trials; Why King sought to restrict press access to his trials.

Describes the gulf between a tolerant public and an outraged press in relation to the scandal involving United States President Bill Clinton. Views of Alan Wolfe, Boston University; Challenge of Clinton's survival; Journalists' views rooted in idealism; Clinton's candor problem; New ideology of journalism; Elitist journalists.

Presents the views of public figures in the United States on the news coverage of allegations involving President Bill Clinton and former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. INSET: Was truth the standard?.

The article looks at the November 2013 criminal trials of former newspaper executives Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks in Great Britain. Topics include debate over press regulation, the repercussions of the trial for the news firm News International, owned by executive Rupert Murdoch, and the charges that Brooks and Coulson conspired to intercept mobile-phone voicemail messages.

Presents an update on the status of several lawsuits in the U.S. as of September 2004. Rejection of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's media ownership rules by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; Details of a sex discrimination case filed by Allison Schieffelin and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Morgan Stanley; Acquittal of the executives of TAP Pharmaceuticals Products Inc. from fraud case filed by a whistle-blower in the country.

This article describes the case filed by a newspaper, "The Business Journal," after George McKelvey, mayor of Youngstown, Ohio, banned city employees from speaking with any reporter of the magazine. In a lawsuit brought before a U.S. District Court, the lawyers of the newspaper argued that the ban is based on nothing more than the mayor's personal animus and constitutes retaliation against us for exercising our First Amendment rights. Such retaliation is illegal, the pleadings claimed, according to Section 1983 of the Civil Rights statute, enacted in 1871, that prohibits governmental entities from depriving citizens of their constitutional rights. This situation began in August 2001 when the newspaper, a locally owned publication with a circulation of 10,000, criticized the mayor for calling 911 to report a possible sniper hiding on a grassy knoll. Multiple sources confirmed for us that when the mayor called the city's emergency dispatch center he knew the suspicious character was, in fact, a political activist armed with a pair of opera glasses, who was hiding near a closed-to-the-public restaurant, where the mayor was attending a private luncheon. In the case filed against the mayor, in May, U.S. District Court Judge Peter C. Economus refused newspaper's request that a preliminary injunction be ordered against the mayor, and he dismissed the case.

This article offers solutions about the question of a city hall reporter on the order issued by a mayor to all city staff to avoid cooperating with the reporter in terms of disseminating information. The mayor might have issued such an order but presumably it has something to do with his or her honor's reaction to prior reporting of a reporter. That would make the order an unlawful content-based attempt by government officials to control what is reported about their performance. It would also be impermissible interference with the right of a reporter under the first amendment to do the job. One of the best move would be to attempt informally to find out exactly what prompted the order and try to address the problem directly. A quiet resolution would almost certainly be better for future effectiveness on the city beat. Doing all the right things may not necessarily convince the mayor to be reasonable. A reporter can sue in either state or federal court alleging a violation of the first amendment and any state law equivalent. Most courts recognize that the freedom of the press guaranteed by the first amendment also includes the freedom to gather newsworthy information to publish it.

Focuses on the cooperation of news organizations with the U.S. government in relation to unpublished investigative materials. Reasons behind the move of the media; Details on the case of John Walker Lindh, a U.S. citizen who was sentenced for supplying services to Taliban forces; Information on the reporters privilege laws.

The article focuses on the American press' tendency to report on a single news event to excess. Two stories highlighting this were the anthrax problem which demanded good reporting but took on a hysterical note. Details are given for the author's use of "circuit breakers,"and the author's suggestion of how the media should regulate its news coverage.

Reports on the ruling of Nevada Judge Don Chairez that a `gavel-to-gavel' media coverage of the trial of Jeremy Strohmeyer will not permitted. Background on the case against Strohmeyer; Reason behind Chairez' ruling.

The article looks at education's involvement in the 2011 inquiry of the newspaper "News of the World" phone hacking scandal. The effects of relationships between politicians and the press are covered with British Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove and the Murdoch family, owners of "News of the World," as an example. Also noted is University of the Arts London (UAL) students asking that an award given to Rebekah Brooks, editor of the newspaper during the alleged incident, be withdrawn.

The article analyzes the implication for the press of the charges of conspiracy filed against Lawrence Anthony Franklin, Stephen J. Rosen, and Keith Weissman for communicating national defense information to persons not entitled to receive it. If the indictment was true, then the three violated the Espionage Act. But language in the indictment does not distinguish between the act of a foreign diplomat about state secrets, and talking with members of the press about the same classified information. In the indictment, conversations with journalists are noted in eight of the fifty-seven overt acts listed in the first count.

The article discusses the case of Darren LeTourneau, a former prisoner with a swastika tattoo. LeTourneau, a former gun-toting neo-Nazi and car thief, claims that he overcame his racist past by talking to, and befriending, a black man while in jail. He has sued the Canadian government for refusing to remove his tattoo while in jail and for breach of privacy when the press got wind of his story.

This article claims that the U.S. government all to frequently succumbs to the temptation to try to control the message when its is paying the bills. As debate continues over an alleged rightward tilt to the news, some have argued the cure for press bias is government subsidies to encourage development of minority and other independent media. An example of press bias was the unseemly spectacle of politicians turning federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting into a political football. In June 2005,a majority of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that student newspapers at public universities may be censored by school administrators under certain conditions, reversing an earlier opinion by a three-judge panel. The appeals court concluded the 1988 Supreme Court decision Hazelwood School District vs. Kuhlmeier, which had been interpreted by two other circuits as applying only to elementary and secondary schools, could be used to regulate expressive activities at the collegiate level as well.

Reports on the arrest of Hong Suk Hyun, publisher of South Korea's `JoongAng Daily News.' Law against supporting presidential candidates; Charges filed against him; Allegations of government efforts to meddle in the newspaper's management.

Reports that in April 1998, a federal appeals panel in Saint Louis (8th Circuit) remanded back to the federal District Court in Little Rock a media challenge to the confidentiality in Paula Jones' sexual harassment case against United States President Bill Clinton. Basis of the court decision; Comment from District Judge Susan Webber Wright.

Reports on the ruling of the federal appeals court in the 2nd Circuit of New York City, New York on an agency policy that required employees to obtain permission before speaking to the media. Implication of the policy; Reason for the court ruling; Information on the case of Rosalie Harman, a New York City employee, against the City of New York.

Recalls the Pentagon Papers issue, which is about the First Amendment rights of the press versus the security threat resulting from the publication of classified government material, that happened in 1971. Background of the legal case; Handling of the `Washington Post' legal case by William Glendon of Rogers & Well; Glendon's defense strategy; Decision of the case in press' favor.

Argues that the American press in its coverage of allegations involving President Bill Clinton and former intern Monica Lewinsky, failed the basic tests of ethical journalism. Information on the interest of newspaper and broadcast journalists in the issue; Details on the coverage of the issue; Significance of the press performance in the issue.