Justice Dept. Reverses Policy on Surveillance of Journalists
Media
Justice Dept. Reverses Policy on Surveillance of Journalists
2022-11-07 19:41:29
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced a policy change late last month intended to protect the news media from the long arms of the law. The new policy bans nearly all subpoenas, search warrants and other legal tactics against journalists... Read More

China, US to Ease Restrictions on Each Other’s Journalists
International
China, US to Ease Restrictions on Each Other's Journalists

BEIJING (AP) — China and the U.S. have agreed to ease restrictions on each other's journalists amid a slight relaxation of tensions between the two sides. The official China Daily newspaper on Wednesday said the agreement was reached ahead of... Read More

Pegasus Spyware Used to Target Activists, Journalists, Report Finds
Cybercrime
Pegasus Spyware Used to Target Activists, Journalists, Report Finds
2021-07-26 13:10:46
by Reece Nations

An investigation by the Paris-based journalism nonprofit Forbidden Stories and the human rights group Amnesty International revealed thousands of people were targeted by spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group Technologies. Hundreds of human rights activists, government officials, business executives... Read More

Journalists Demanding More Action Against Online Harassment
Media
Journalists Demanding More Action Against Online Harassment

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press' recent firing of a young reporter for what she said on Twitter has somewhat unexpectedly turned company and industry attention to the flip side of social media engagement — the online abuse that... Read More

Washington Post Says US Secretly Obtained Reporters’ Records
Media
Washington Post Says US Secretly Obtained Reporters' Records

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump Justice Department secretly seized the phone records of three Washington Post reporters who covered the federal investigation into ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, the newspaper said Friday. The disclosure sets up... Read More

In Tit for Tat, Trump Limits Number of Chinese Journalists in US
Geopolitics
In Tit for Tat, Trump Limits Number of Chinese Journalists in US

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday ordered several Chinese media organizations to dismiss 60 U.S.-based Chinese nationals in retaliation for a “long-standing trend” of actions by Beijing against journalists, including the expulsion last month of three Wall Street Journal... Read More

Hackers Backed By Iran Targeted Presidential Campaign, Microsoft Says
2020 Elections
Hackers Backed By Iran Targeted Presidential Campaign, Microsoft Says
2019-10-04 18:23:58
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Hackers backed by the Iranian government have been targeting the email accounts of at least one presidential campaign, current and former federal government officials and journalists covering political campaigns, Microsoft revealed Friday. In a blog post on its... Read More

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