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FU, FOIAnew

In December President Bush quietly signed a law to make federal records more accessible. This month he quietly gutted it.
Chicago Reader  |  Michael Miner  |  02-19-2008  |  Media
Tags: Bush administration, media, FOIA, secrecy

Empirical Newsnew

The secret's out -- an overwhelmed Bush is overtaken by events.
The Village Voice  |  Sydney H. Schanberg  |  01-18-2006  |  Media
Tags: Bush administration, George W. Bush, impeachment

The Messenger Takes a Beatingnew

Don't blame the New York Times -- save some anger for the government that's spying on us.
The Village Voice  |  Sydney H. Schanberg  |  01-11-2006  |  Media
Tags: Bush administration, George W. Bush, domesticspying, national security administration, NSA, domestic spying, New York Times, wiretapping

The Gray Lady in Shadownew

Could publication of the domestic-spying story lead to indictment of the New York Times?
Boston Phoenix  |  Harvey Silverglate  |  01-05-2006  |  Media
Tags: Bush administration, George W. Bush, spying, domesticspying, national security administration, NSA, Nixon, pentagon papers, Richard Nixon

Time for a Media Rebellionnew

Faced with Bush's lockdown on information, reporters might consider civil resistance.
The Village Voice  |  Sydney H. Schanberg  |  04-20-2005  |  Media
Tags: Bush administration, wmd, off the record, fabrications, Leonard Downie Jr., Ron Hutcheson, stonewalling, the executive editor of The Washington Post, the White House correspondent for the Knight-Ridder papers

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