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Posted at 03:35 PM ET, 06/19/2013

AP chief: Intrusive government is chilling journalism

By Erik Wemple

Gary Pruitt says that five steps are needed to 'give meaning' to freedom of the press.

By Erik Wemple | 03:35 PM ET, 06/19/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Associated Press, Gary Pruitt, Justice Department, leak investigations

Posted at 04:56 PM ET, 06/04/2013

$1 million for public records: That a record?

By Erik Wemple

Seven figures: Could any trove of documents be worth such a sum?

By Erik Wemple | 04:56 PM ET, 06/04/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Associated Press, labor department

Posted at 04:59 PM ET, 05/31/2013

Top attorney regarding Fox News case: Curbing liberty for expediency equals 'tyranny'

By Erik Wemple

What's it called when the government kind of accuses a reporter of a criminal violation but then says it won't prosecute?

By Erik Wemple | 04:59 PM ET, 05/31/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Associated Press, Fox News, James Rosen

Posted at 12:35 PM ET, 05/30/2013

Fox News shuns Justice meeting

By Erik Wemple

Without AP and Fox News, Attorney General Eric Holder's meetings with the media may feel a bit hollow.

By Erik Wemple | 12:35 PM ET, 05/30/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Associated Press, Fox News, Justice Department

Posted at 08:53 AM ET, 05/30/2013

Eric Holder, the media, and the right to gripe

By Erik Wemple

The role of journalists vis-a-vis policy makers is to interview them.

By Erik Wemple | 08:53 AM ET, 05/30/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: AP, Associated Press, New York Times

Posted at 12:25 PM ET, 05/19/2013

AP lawyer: 'We're not going to go away'

By Erik Wemple

The Associated Press is determined to fight back against the Justice Department's seizure of phone records, its lawyer says.

By Erik Wemple | 12:25 PM ET, 05/19/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: AP, Associated Press, Justice Department, phone records

Posted at 08:32 AM ET, 05/16/2013

Fox News's Bill O'Reilly: AP has been 'exceedingly kind' to President Obama

By Erik Wemple

Hammer AP on the one hand, use its content on the other: Fox News!

By Erik Wemple | 08:32 AM ET, 05/16/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: AP, Associated Press, Fox News

Posted at 08:05 AM ET, 05/16/2013

Administration wanted to limit AP exclusive to five minutes: Report

By Erik Wemple

Yes, five minutes!

By Erik Wemple | 08:05 AM ET, 05/16/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Associated Press, Justice Department, Washington Post

Posted at 03:01 PM ET, 05/15/2013

Holder pledges 'after-action analysis'

By Erik Wemple

Attorney general proposes a look-back at the case. Come to think of it, that's precisely what's happening right now.

By Erik Wemple | 03:01 PM ET, 05/15/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Associated Press, Department of Justice, Eric Holder

Posted at 02:25 PM ET, 05/15/2013

Media Matters denies involvement in Justice-AP talking points

By Erik Wemple

A sister organization created a pro-administration blog post on the AP subpoenas, it claims.

By Erik Wemple | 02:25 PM ET, 05/15/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Associated Press, Eric Holder, Justice Department, Media Matters

Posted at 02:18 PM ET, 05/15/2013

GOP rep to Holder: AP was 'amenable' to cooperation, so why blindside them?

By Erik Wemple

A good question: The Associated Press showed a willingness to cooperate with the national security imperatives of the United States. So why the secret subpoena?

By Erik Wemple | 02:18 PM ET, 05/15/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Associated Press, bob goodlatte, Eric Holder

Posted at 12:53 PM ET, 05/15/2013

'The reporter's access is the public's access'

By Erik Wemple

Word from a constitutional scholar: It's not the press release that is endangered by bigfoot government.

By Erik Wemple | 12:53 PM ET, 05/15/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Associated Press, Justice Department

Posted at 05:06 PM ET, 05/14/2013

AP subpoena: Government wants your sources

By Erik Wemple

What happens when the government apprises a news outlet of its intent to subpoena phone records? A process that protects the news outlet.

By Erik Wemple | 05:06 PM ET, 05/14/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Associated Press, New York Times

Posted at 05:13 PM ET, 05/13/2013

AP: Government subpoenaed journalists' phone records

By Erik Wemple

Cell phone lines, home lines and office lines all subject to probe.

By Erik Wemple | 05:13 PM ET, 05/13/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Associated Press, Justice Department, phone records

Posted at 05:45 PM ET, 03/12/2013

Journos: Never call someone 'elderly'

By Erik Wemple

You can call amorphous groups of people 'elderly.' But an individual? Don't go there, pal.

By Erik Wemple | 05:45 PM ET, 03/12/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Associated Press, NPR

Posted at 01:42 PM ET, 02/21/2013

AP adds entry on 'husband, wife' to stylebook

By Erik Wemple

Last week, the AP got criticized for copy standards related to gay marriage. This week, it issued a stylebook entry on the matter.

By Erik Wemple | 01:42 PM ET, 02/21/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Associated Press, gay marriage

Posted at 01:13 PM ET, 02/13/2013

British phone-hacking case: 'A dramatic new twist'?

By Erik Wemple

More arrests in a case that has shown remarkable resilience since its July 2011 origins.

By Erik Wemple | 01:13 PM ET, 02/13/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Associated Press, phone-hacking scandal

Posted at 12:35 PM ET, 02/06/2013

AP explains participation in Saudi drone-base secrecy

By Erik Wemple

The Associated Press participated in an arrangement to keep secret the location of a Saudi drone base operated by the United States. It explains its rationale for complying with the arrangement.

By Erik Wemple | 12:35 PM ET, 02/06/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Associated Press, Drones, New York Times