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Press are enablers of lies in government

Particularly at the highest levels of government, where the media themselves become celebrities, exposing government’s lies is often not so much in the media’s interest as going with the flow, says...

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Bloggers should not be prosecuted

Gizmodo, the popular tech blog that reported on Apple’s latest iPhone after a prototype was found in a bar and sold to the blog,  should not be prosecuted, says Tim Wu in Slate. The blog should enjoy...

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Gingrich lashes out, dodges questions

Referring to Gingrich’s attacks on the press for asking intrusive questions, Jack Shafer says in Reuters, Gingrich volunteered to be questioned; “if he wants to swing at softball pitches, he should...

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The president’s kids are newsworthy

The press shouldn’t “be bullied into covering the president’s family in a way that pleases the president,” says Jack Schafer in Reuters. Presidential kids are like “American royalty,” and are “visual...

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British support restrictions on press

Americans believe that press regulation restricts freedom of speech, but the British favor such restrictions when those charged with protecting society from tyranny become the tyrants, says Billy Bragg...

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The message behind the news

Our opinion: The governor and the president try to guide and influence press coverage. In the end, that often backfires. In Albany, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration a special website, known as...

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The message behind the news

Our opinion: The Obama and Cuomo administrations need to remember that controlling the message is one thing; controlling public information is another. In Albany, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration...

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Media doesn’t know forgiveness

It comes as no surprise the media “starchamber” pundits have eagerly got in line to cast the first stone at Brian Williams, NBC’s top-rated anchor, who was caught in what has been called “a blatant...

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An assault on free speech

The harsh sentencing of three journalists in Egypt and charges against three more in Turkey underscores the problems America faces when picking its friends. This is not just about our concern as...

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Media won’t press for truth on guns

More than 50 years ago, before John F. Kennedy left for his rendezvous with fate in Dallas, he said to Jackie: “Well, we’re on our way to nut country!” The echoes of JFK’s prophetic statement was alive...

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Who is watching whom?

Somewhere on the road to a more open, accountable government, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics has lost its constitutional bearings. JCOPE, which commendably wants to unmask the many ways that...

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JCOPE and future of free speech

Your Jan. 28 editorial (“Who is watching whom?) charges “The Joint Commission on Public Ethics has lost its constitutional bearings. … Suddenly, then, the free press – an institution that the framers...

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JCOPE crossing constitutional line

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics has had plenty of time to affect meaningful change in state government and has wasted most of it. That this heretofore ineffective commission now wants to invade...

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Will the First Amendment survive the information age?

(This is a full version of an op-ed that appears in print today, marking Sunshine week) By Anders Gyllenhaal Ten lawsuits have piled up this year over net neutrality, making the federal push to assure...

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An assault on free press

It’s no surprise that a coalition of public relations firms are suing the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics over the panel’s unconstitutional intrusion into private conversations with the press....

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Trump coverage raises questions

Our national media is a walking dichotomy. Case in point: Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, was recently arrested and charged in Jupiter, Fla., with simple battery for what appears...

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Press wasn’t duped on deal with Iran

A New York Times magazine profile on White House adviser Ben Rhodes falsely implies “a devious president and his top aides,” assisted by “a gullible press corps and complicit experts,” misled the...

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Trump throws fit to avoid scrutiny

By melting down over legitimate questions about his fundraising activities, Donald Trump played to voters who enjoy his mad dog theatrics, writes Steve Chapman in the Chicago Tribune. Trump, he says,...

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Can news media work with Trump?

Despite his Election Day victory, Donald Trump has not been “transformed into a statesman of poise and deliberation” as demonstrated by his latest attack against journalists at a recent meeting, writes...

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Trump is waging 
war on the media

White House press secretary Sean Spicer’s tirade against the media for disputing inauguration day crowd estimates and Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway’s use of the term “alternative facts” to cover for...

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