Reporters Without Borders came out with their 2008 freedom of the press rankings and the U.S. is down considerably from last year. The 50 states received 36th place out of 173 countries of the world, but including the U.S.’s territories it was a low 119th.
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A grand jury in Illinois wants the Alton Telegraph to turn over the names, addresses and Internet Protocol addresses of readers who commented on the newspaper’s website under five different profile names. The newspaper is attempting to protect those readers by using the shield law which protects “sources” of news organizations. The state claims the [...]
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