Journalists meet with official interference over reporting

Article Abstract:

The Secret Service and a New Jersey police officer challenged the rights of a student journalist and a news photographer, respectively. A columnist for the University of California Daily Californian made a disparaging remark about Chelsea Clinton in an opinion column about a Stanford-UC Berkeley football game. The Secret Service searched the journalist's apartment. The New Jersey police officer arrested a news photographer at an accident scene after twice warning the photographer to leave the immediate scene.

New Jersey, Social aspects, Political aspects, Searches and seizures, Censorship, News photographers, Photojournalists, Student journalism, Journalism, College

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More states move to limit access to prisoners

Article Abstract:

Several states are moving to restrict media access to prisons, arguing that unrestricted access has led to the creation of celebrity prisoners and unsafe prison conditions. Reporters argue restriction silences prisoners and prevents reporting on prison conditions.

States, Media coverage, Prisoners, Prisons, Prison visits

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