FOI news from The Associated Press
The Associated Press regularly reports on free press, FOI and media access issues. You can read highlights of that coverage below.

 
2005 AP FOI NEWS STORIES
12/28/2005 Judge rules in favor of magazine in case of slain soldier's photo
12/21/2005 Bush orders more efficient response to requests under open government law
12/21/2005 Senate plans to shield DIA documents from public view
12/06/2005

Rumsfeld touts progress in Iraq, criticizes media for coverage
12/06/2005 Bush disturbed by program of paying Iraqi newspapers to print positive articles
12/06/2005 Court rules Kentucky governor improperly withheld records of cost of Cheney visit
12/06/2005 Leak prosecutor partially supports request to release description of probe
11/16/2005 Reporter held in contempt for refusing to reveal government sources
11/15/2005

Judith Miller leaves New York Times, plans to keep lobbying for shield law

11/08/2005 Reporters in courtroom peril: CIA leak case, Wen Ho Lee lawsuit
10/25/2005 AP president supports shield law for journalists
10/11/2005 Newspapers of Americas say threats against journalists could lead to self-censorship
10/11/2005

Gossip meets the G-men in vast FBI files

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10/04/2005

Out of jail, NYT reporter Judith Miller testifies in CIA leak investigation

09/03/2005 Report: Government secrecy expands and grows more costly
07/28/2005 AP, other news organizations urge Gonzales to rethink FOIA rules
07/20/2005 Bush administration says media shield bill threatens war on terror
07/14/2005

Judge dismisses Navy SEAL lawsuit against The Associated Press
07/07/2005 Jailing of Times reporter for refusing to identify sources escalates First Amendment debate
07/01/2005 Time magazine breaks ranks with New York Times, agrees to turn over notes in CIA agent case
06/29/2005 AP CEO defends reporter's ability to protect sources
06/21/2005 New York high court upholds state ban on cameras in courtroom
06/08/2005 Nationwide survey shows many newspapers never permit use of anonymous sources
06/01/2005 Judge hears arguments over AP's publication of Iraqi photos
05/17/2005 AP president: Media must build trust with public in FOI fight
05/17/2005 Read AP CEO Tom Curley's speech to National Freedom of Information Coalition
05/17/2005 Congress urged to make government more responsive to freedom of information requests
04/30/2005 Five documents in BTK serial killing case unsealed at request of attorneys
04/28/2005 Media file motion to unseal BTK court records
04/20/2005

AP sues government, saying documents from Guantanamo detainee hearings of 'urgent concern'
04/19/2005 Reporters  need federal shield law to protect sources, journalists say
04/11/2005 News organizations support bloggers in Apple trade secrets case
04/08/2005

AP seeks to dismiss lawsuit over Iraqi prisoner photos

03/29/2005 High court won't step into lawsuit against paper that reported on accusations among politicians
03/29/2005 Family of Red Lake shooting victim upset over media limits
03/29/2005 News groups ask federal judge in N.C. to open documents in alleged CIA beating
03/22/2005

Navy SEALS sue The Associated Press over Iraq prisoner photos
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03/19/2005 Novel excuses multiply for keeping government data from public
03/18/2005 Four million FOIA requests in 2004 tops previous high
03/17/2005 News organizations should assert their right to get information on the record, says AP CEO
03/16/2005 Project brings readers, officials into FOI discussions
03/15/2005 New arbiter would make freedom of information requests fairer, experts say
03/15/2005 AP protests treatment of photographers covering U.S. Justice Scalia's March 14 speech in Washington
03/14/2005 Scalia criticizes court's juvenile death penalty ruling as politics
03/14/2005 San Francisco Chronicle reporter's FOIA dates back to 1981
03/14/2005 AP review finds federal government has been tightening information loop for years
03/14/2005

FOIA laws in United States, Canada, Australia served as worldwide mode
03/13/2005 Poll: Seven out of 10 Americans concerned about government secrecy
03/13/2005

The fight for open government extends even to small cities and 'regular guys
03/13/05 Small towns struggle with new medical privacy laws
03/13/05 Florida's Sunshine Sunday grows to national Sunshine Week
03/10/2005 Reporters and judges: A longtime relationship shifts, suggesting trouble for the press
03/10/2005 Journalism groups, AP, news organizations, push for openness in government
03/10/2005 Press Release: AP launches FOI Web site

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