The Senate's silly season

Article Abstract:

Sen. Robert C. Byrd's proposed amendment to a 1995 Senate appropriations bill requiring journalists to disclose sources of earned income in inconsistent with established free press principles. Byrd argued that journalists should be accountable for revealing these forms of compensation if government officials are. He apparently fails to recall a number of cases that struck down such legislation as patently unconstitutional. In the UK, where press freedom is not constitutionalized as it is in the US, members of Parliament have conceded that government action would not be appropriate.

Editorial, United States, Political aspects, Journalistic ethics

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News photographers assaulted, harassed, arrested by police

Article Abstract:

News photographers have been assaulted, arrested or both by police in New Jersey, California, Washington and Massachusetts and shot in Israel for trying to report newsworthy events. In most instances noted, courts have determined that the photographers had a First Amendment right to be present at the scene and that right was abridged by officials. The soldier that shot a journalist in Israel was reprimanded for violating orders, but in most other instances, no action was taken against the law enforcement officer.

Israel, New Jersey, Crimes against, California, Massachusetts, News photographers, Photojournalists, Washington (State)

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Access to places: a guide for reporters & photographers gathering news

Article Abstract:

The US Supreme Court has ruled in several cases that the press does not have a constitutional right of access to crime and disaster scenes and can be restricted like the general public. These restrictions have also been applied to such public places as polling places, government buildings, airports and prisons. States have various restrictions regarding private property. A guide to these restrictions and means of obtaining access is provided.

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