COMM 168 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Prior Restraint, Fox News, Grand Jury
Document Summary
Sets record again for censoring or denying information: 40% of cases. Waited till after files were no longer newsworthy. Said it lost or couldn"t find more than any other: 200,000. Admitted that it was wrong 1 of every 3 times in denying documents. Backlog of 200,000 requests: largest ever. When it comes to our record on transparency, we have a lot to be proud of. And frankly, it sets the standard that future administrations will have to live up to. As a practical matter, threats to press freedom today are not legal but financial. Defamation, libel and slander: new york times v. sullivan. Powell"s private views on: clinton, trump. Associated press phone records: massive and unprecedented intrusion . James rose, fox news: attempt to criminalize standard reportorial conduct . James risen, new york times: 7 year government effort to make him reveal source of cia information.
