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Presents news briefs relating to libraries and librarians. Formation of the United States Agricultural Information Network, a network on information about agriculture, and which held discussions at the National Agricultural Library and at the American Library Association's (ALA) Midwinter meeting; Release of the second edition of the "Oxford English Dictionary" by the Oxford University Press; Award which was given to the Springfield City Library in Massachusetts by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners to increase public safety at and improve disabled access to the library; Founding of a national distribution company specializing in black video by Barbara Houston; Earthquake which affected the Alameda County Library in California; Deacidification of books by the Cleveland Public Library and Book Preservation Associates in New Jersey; Choice of "Paradox Politics: People and Power in Idaho," by Randy Stapilus, as the Idaho Library Association's Best Book of 1988; Sponsorship of the Public Library Association's workshops "How To Get the Very Best" in Chicago; Formation of the company Music for All to Hear Inc.™, which specializes in recording music developed for those with hearing impairments; Challenge grant which has been awarded to Boston College library for collection development.

The article discusses nonprofit local online news website Voice of San Diego with a focus on its move to a membership based financial business model and its investigative reporting. Topics discussed include the website's chief executive officer (CEO) Scott Lewis, the website's commitment to providing municipal oversight, and the 2010 layoffs that made the website consider a new funding model.

Discusses the trial for celebrity O.J. Simpson's murder case with emphasis on the extent of media's coverage on the case. Broadcasting on the chase between Simpson and the Los Angeles, Calif. police force; Case history; Overview of Simpson's life as an athlete; Impact of the murder case to the residents of Brentwood in Los Angeles where Simpson's house is located.

This section offers news briefs related to healthcare in the U.S. as of April 2020. Topics discussed include an amount in emergency funding to Easton (Pa.) Hospital, Carlos Migoya, chief executive officer of Jackson Health System in Miami, Florida, testing positive for COVID-19 disease, and recruitment of thousands of retired healthcare workers and medical and nursing students to help handle the anticipated flood of coronavirus patients in California.

The article offers updates on healthcare issues in the U.S. as of November 18, 2019. Topics covered include the decision of hospital system Providence St. Joseph Health to change its name to Providence while retaining the cross as its logo, a program by health and wellness group Highmark Health to deliver inpatient hospital care to patients in their homes, and lawsuit by five families against the Louisiana Department of Health for allegedly failing to offer children with mental health services.

The section offers news briefs on the U.S. health care industry as of September 30, 2019. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced plans to collect information from hospitals about the prices they pay for eligible drugs. The retail company Sam's Club has entered partnerships with several healthcare companies to offer discounts on everyday care its customers. The Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center will hold mold contamination in a room used to sterilize surgical equipment.

This section offers regional news briefs on the health care industry in the U.S. as of September 2019. Topics include accusation made by Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights against the University Vermont hospital of violating federal conscience protection law, the approval by California Governor Gavin Newsom of a transparency requirements for the state's dominant health system, Kaiser Permanente, and decline in exchange enrollment in Maine.

The article discusses the frustration at how the image of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger as candidate of the 2003 California governor recall election was more powerful that the words. The recall was a mixture of historical event, high drama and showbusiness. In the early days of the campaign period, Schwarzenegger was often not available to answers questions from the press. he also took time for interviews on conservative talk radio shows where the hosts had already endorsed his candidacy, while the traditional political press was kept at arm's length. Most of the images of Schwarzenegger were flattering ones arranged by his staff. Arnold on the steps of the California State Capitol, broom in hand, promising to make a clean sweep of state government. His training as a bodybuilder and actor served him well during the campaign. Polls showed that voters had made up their minds early in the campaign to vote for the recall and elect Schwarzenegger. Often there were so many cameras present at his event that the television crews were tripping over one another repeatedly. When journalists try to write thoughtful words about the issues raised in the campaign, it often felt like those words were drowned out by the hoopla.

The article focuses on the impact of the Internet and the self-absorbed way the political press perceive their role and work during the 2003 California governor recall elections. This is an era in which the reporter has become more important than readers or voters. There is nothing new about candidates or officeholders calling on reporters who are likely to ask softball questions. What was unusual was to see a candidate who so completely understood the nature of modern political reporting and was so uniquely positioned to take advantage of a new era in campaign information. Much had changed about how the political press corps perceives and pursues its job due to the increased importance of television and radio talk show and the rising impact of the Internet as a means of conveying information and as a vehicle for the public to observe and comment on political reporting. It has become a matter of daily routine to check a variety of Web sites to see where the newspaper's reporting landed on the list of top stories. Routinely, in a break between deadlines, political reporters and columnists would sit down on the studio stool and make a quick television appearance on one of the many cable shows that must keep feeding the appetite of a 24-hour news hole.

Examines controversy and free speech in the United States in light of the war against terrorism. Incidences of how people were punished for free speech, including displays of the American flag which were considered inappropriate; How freedom of the press was hampered at the University of California-Berkeley; Idea that hurting someone's feelings is a form of assault.

The article argues that mass media and the press are aggravating further the African American crisis in the U.S. in the wake of the mass riots that occurred in Los Angeles, California in April 1992. It reveals that the root cause of such riots are racism and discriminatory economics. It demonstrates the bias of the criminal-justice system in the U.S. justifying that more African Americans are in jail because they commit more crimes. It proposes a number of media bias on its attitude toward the police. One is police brutality cases in New York as shown by the press on television.

The article offers regional U.S. healthcare news briefs as of June 3, 2019 including University of California at San Francisco's (USCF) aborted expanded affiliation with Dignity Health in the West, Change Healthcare's doubling of initial public offering (IPO) to 200 million dollars in the South, and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's sending of the UPMC-Highmark case back to lower court in the Northeast.

Reports that HighWire Press has create an archiving structure for Stanford University-California. Description of how the archiving structure works.

This article comments on the media coverage of the abortion-clinic murders allegedly committed by John Salvi. The essay began with the details of the shootings in the clinics in South Central Los Angeles, California. In this regard, the author argues that it is inappropriate that the shootings received first-page media attention, whereas the daily murders committed in inner cities receive little attention. Thus, the essay implies that Salvi should not be considered representative of the pro-life movement in the nation.

The article focuses on the California newspaper the "Lodi News-Sentinel" in Lodi, California. The newspaper is the only newspaper in Massachusetts and California, the only states in 2008 that allow same-sex marriage, that does not include wedding announcements of GLBT couples. The article analyzes the content within the newspaper and comes to the conclusion that it is supportive of Republicans and social conservatism. Also provided are statistics from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation about the percentage of U.S. newspapers that publish same-sex wedding announcements.

Ever since his pregnant wife, Laci, vanished without a trace on Christmas Eve, Scott Peterson has worked tirelessly to find her. Scott traveled 250 miles south to Los Angeles, California to further publicize the case. On January 15, 2003 Modesto police told the family that a tabloid was about to publish a story alleging that Scott, a 30-year-old agricultural-supply salesman, had been having an affair. Police are also investigating press reports that he had taken out a $250,000 life insurance policy on his wife. The disclosures shocked Laci's parents and other members of her family, who initially fended off suggestions that Scott was involved in her disappearance.

Reports on the protests against the program of the San Francisco, California Recreation and Parks Department for public parks. Eradication of cypress and eucalyptus; Actions taken by the city government to address the issues; Introduction of native poison ivy and poison oak to public parks.

Discusses the nature of legislators' problems with the press tackled at the Council of State Governments-WEST Annual Meeting in Lake Tahoe, California in 2002. Misrepresentation of politicians by journalists; Treatment of U.S. state news by editors; Ways in which the press appeal to people who are not interested in news about U.S. state governments.

Focuses on the decision by the California Supreme Court regarding a judge's decision to keep the civil case Sandra Locke versus Clint Eastwood's court proceedings private. Reasons a Los Angeles, California judge handling the Locke versus Eastwood case decided to keep the court proceedings private; Why the civil proceedings should be open to the press and the public according to the California Supreme Court.

Reports that a Westminster police posed as an Associated Press photographer to infiltrate the crowd of protesters at Little Saigon store in Orange County, California in February 1999. Reasons for the impersonation; How the protest started; Comments from the police officer.

Reports that representatives of the United Methodist and Presbyterian churches in Sacramento, Calif. defended the free-press rights of `Sacramento News & Review' (SN&R) after state director for the American Family Association David Woodel succeeded in having SN&R removed from 16 Burger King franchises. Woodel's objection to homosexual and lesbian ads in the paper.

Reports that Secret Service agents have searched the off-campus apartment of Guy Branum, a columnist with the `Daily Californian' of the University of California-Berkeley, after writing a controversial column. Overview on the controversial column written by Branum; Remarks of one agent as quoted by Branum; Questions asked by agents from Branum.

Discusses the ruling of United States District Judge Robert H. Schnacke on the case, KQED v. Vasquez. Schnacke's decision to allow the press to attend any future executions in California without bringing cameras and recorders; Background of the case; Justifications provided by Schancke for his decision to ban television cameras and recorders.

Reports on the media coverage of presidential daughter Chelsea Clinton's arrival at Stanford University in California as a freshman in September 1997. Coverage of the event by 100 White House correspondents; Decision of the campus newspaper `Stanford Daily' to give Clinton plenty of space; Behavior of parents Bill and Hillary Clinton towards the press during the event.

Reports on decision of the City of San Diego, California to yank away legal advertising from Daniel L. Munoz Sr., the publisher and editor of Hispanic newspaper `La Prensa San Diego' who has made racist comments. Munoz's comments calling Mayor Susan Golding a `Jewish Queen' and San Diego Chargers owner Alex Spanos a `Greek God'; City manager Jack McGrory's attack against Munoz's racial slurs.

Reports that the California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC) has filed a law suit to overturn a state law forbidding crime sources to sell their stories to the media. Coverage of the law; Punishment for violators; Arguments of CFAC against the law.

Reports on the new guidelines for issuing and controlling press parking passes approved by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Dispute between journalists and city parking officials due to the refusal of parking and traffic director John Newlin to issue new permits beginning early 1994; Journalists' complaints at the hearings held by the Board of Supervisors.

Reports on the Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lance Ito's ruling that reporters may not view the photographs of the bodies of the murder victims, Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman in the O.J. Simpson murder trial in California. Reasons behind the ruling; State legislative committees' approval of two bills that would make it illegal for a witness to sell information about a crime; Opposition to the bills.

Reports on the formal complaint filed by the Los Angeles Police Department against the `San Gabriel Valley Tribune' for its reporting of the police shooting of Sonji Danese Taylor on the roof of St. Vincent's Medical Center. Excerpts from the police department's press release; Sources of the `Tribune' stories; Police chief Willie Williams' request for a printed retraction; Other police violence against blacks.

Reports on the reactions to an editorial cartoon featuring a caption with the term `nigger' in the February 4, 1994 issue of the `Sacramento Bee'. Cancellation of subscriptions; Publication of an apology by McClatchy Newspapers president and chief executive officer Erwin Potts; Explanation by editorial page editor Peter Schrag.

Deals with the Mark Twain Awards developed by Associated Press Television-Radio Association of California & Nevada in August 2005. Influence of U.S. celebrity Mark Twain on the association; Description of trophies given by the organization; Remarks from Associated Press Television-Radio Association president Hal Eisner on the awards.

Reports on the awards won by the University of California Press. Recognition from the Speaker of the state assembly for the contribution to California culture; Pen Center USA West Award of Honor for putting in print the work of authors with expertise; Financial status of the company.

Reports on a Northern California judge's issuance of a gag order in the case of Curtis Dean Anderson who was accused of kidnapping and molesting an eight-year-old girl in Vallejo. Ethical issues raised by the mass media's coverage of the case; Newspapers' reactions to the gag order.

Reports the success of the fund-raising campaign of the University of California (UC) Press. Purpose of the fund-raising campaign; Total amount of funds raised by UC Press; Core of UC Press's development activity.

Reports that California journalists and First Amendment advocates are suing for better access to executions in the state. United States District Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling in favor of better access to executions in 1996; Execution of convict Darrell Keith Rich in March 2000.