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ASNE legal counsel, Kevin Goldberg, regularly contributes to this blog published by his firm, Fletcher Heald & Hildreth, .
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Comments on proposed retrans overhaul due April 19 Just a week ago we reported here on a petition, submitted to the FCC on March 9, proposing an overhaul of the retransmission consent process. Now the Media Bureau, acting with impressive speed, has issued a Public Notice inviting comments on the petition. The Notice (released March 19) sets April 19, 2010, as the deadline for initial comments
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Many media Web sites doing innovative work with public databases
2/2/2010 10:03:00 AM

One site lets users review all of the requested vanity license plates that state officials had r... Read More..


A new Knight fund provides urgently needed resources in FOI battles
1/6/2010 1:49:00 PM

Recent studies by the National Freedom of Information Coalition and the Media Law Resource Center i... Read More..


Kaiser interviewed on Shield Law
12/18/2009 9:08:00 AM

ASNE President Martin Kaiser is interviewed by longtime reporter and editor Gerry Storch on  pros a... Read More..


ASNE urges Second Circuit to order release of Fed loan documents
12/17/2009 3:27:00 PM

The Society joined an amicus brief filed in connection with an appeal by the Federal Reserve Bank o... Read More..


ASNE legal counsel testifies before congressional oversight committee
12/16/2009 3:45:00 PM

ASNE Counsel Kevin M. Goldberg testified today before a congressional oversight committee seeking a... Read More..


Shield Law passes Judiciary Committee in a 14-5 vote
12/10/2009 2:49:00 PM

We finally have good news to report regarding the shield law, officially named the Free Flow of Inf... Read More..


Push for shield law continues despite delay
12/4/2009 3:30:00 PM

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday delayed passage of the federal shield law, but we remain... Read More..


Shield law alert - vote delayed
11/20/2009 3:05:00 PM

Here´s an update on the proposed federal shield law. The Senate Judiciary Committee had been expect... Read More..


Shield law push needed as vote nears
11/12/2009 2:45:00 PM

A vote on the Free Flow of Information Act appears imminent, with the Senate Judiciary Committee ex... Read More..


Shield Law vote likely, Thursday, Nov. 5
10/30/2009 5:24:00 PM

We are happy to announce that the movement toward a strong federal shield law appears to be back on... Read More..


ASNE protests Obama administration language that weakens shield law
10/6/2009 2:05:00 PM

After months of productive negotiations with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and represen... Read More..


New shield law revisions. Vote possible Sept. 24.
9/23/2009 3:03:00 PM

Despite some damaging changes to the shield law, we continue to support this legislation and hope y... Read More..


Bloomberg v. Fed -- Deadline for Fed to appeal is Sept. 30
9/18/2009 2:32:00 PM

The Federal Reserve has until Sept. 30 to decide whether or not to appeal the court’s decision to g... Read More..


New version of shield law could be voted on Sept. 17
9/14/2009 6:45:00 AM

The Senate Judiciary Committee intends to bring a new version of S 448 up for a vote Thursday, Sept... Read More..


ASNE, APME, APSE joint protest over restrictive nature of SEC credentials
8/19/2009 3:44:00 PM

With the college football season about to kickoff, news organizations around the country are starti... Read More..


Keeping public speeches on the record: Memo to press secretaries of Congress and the Executive Branch
8/19/2009 10:41:00 AM

ASNE is a signatory to this effort led by the Sunshine in Government Initiative. Read More..


Shield Law vote possible Thursday, Sept. 10
9/9/2009 10:01:00 AM

The Senate Judiciary Committee has formally scheduled the Free Flow of Information Act for mark-up ... Read More..


Help with restrictive sports credentialing
8/25/2009 4:47:00 PM

We wanted to let you know of two resources ASNE is offering to assist members who are facing unduly... Read More..


Common restrictions in sports credentials
8/25/2009 11:13:00 AM

A list of recurring issues that appear in sports credentials. Reviewing this list should assist ... Read More..


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