Editor's note: Scott Lambert's weblog can be found at http://slambert22.wordpress.com/ Jeffrey Sterling is the afterthought. The 1989 Millikin University graduate with a law degree from Washington University is now little more than a footnote as media rush to defend Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James Risen in his battle against the U.S. government. As a New York … [Read more...] about Former CIA agent Sterling ‘an afterthought’ as Supreme Court ponders Risen case
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First Amendment is no refuge for Clippers owner’s remarks
Editor's note: This is an opinion article from William H. Freivogel, publisher of the Gateway Journalism Review. Whether viewed from a legal, moral or ethical vantage point, the lifetime ban that NBA commissioner Adam Silver imposed on racist Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was just and correct. After Silver announced the punishment, the Twittersphere exploded … [Read more...] about First Amendment is no refuge for Clippers owner’s remarks
Embattled L.A. Clippers owner has a right to privacy, too
Editor's note: This is an opinion article from William A. Babcock, editor of Gateway Journalism Review. For anyone spending the past few days in a cave, the person in the eye of the latest media storm is Donald Sterling, owner of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers. Sterling ignited the race card, and the media suddenly have diverted their eyes from the Ukraine, a missing … [Read more...] about Embattled L.A. Clippers owner has a right to privacy, too
Advocates await next big scandal
When Lisa Rosenberg recently traveled to Croatia, the open-government advocate was prepared to debate the appropriateness of campaign-finance disclosure laws in a formerly Communist regime. But she found little need to persuade. “It was a given that this information had to be made public,” says Rosenberg, a government affairs consultant for the Sunlight Foundation, a … [Read more...] about Advocates await next big scandal
AEJMC releases resolution on 25th anniversary of Hazelwood decision
professional essay writers Editor’s note: Kyu Ho Youm is president of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, a nonprofit academic organization of more than 3,600 journalism and mass communication educators, students and media professionals. AEJMC is committed to “defend and maintain freedom of communication in an effort to achieve better … [Read more...] about AEJMC releases resolution on 25th anniversary of Hazelwood decision