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Commentary: Judiciary should let sunshine in to reduce public skepticism

By Charles Lewis

WASHINGTON, June 8, 2001 — More than any time in recent memory, the American people have reasonable doubts about the integrity of the judici

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"… the least known part of government, the least investigated by the national news media, and the least besmirched by public scandal over the past half-century or …"

Commentary: Protecting the rights of the people through investigative reporting

By Charles Lewis

The most beloved American president, Abraham Lincoln, once said, "I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depend

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"… prosecuted. Why? Because the American people had learned, largely through news media reports, the undeniable truth about his administration, and they felt obli …"

"… ng customs duties.The Center report, released on the Internet, prompted 40 news media stories in 10 countries and three government investigations on two contine …"

"… tices continue on a global scale, all notably underreported by the Western news media. The wealthiest fifth of the worlds people consumes 86 percent of all good …"

Science panel has “low confidence” in Homeland Security’s risk analyses

By Amy Biegelsen

The Department of Homeland Security is using the wrong mathematic approach to assess the risk of terrorist attacks, which means that “only l

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"… ers in Hawaii and Alaska need better coordination with emergency managers, news media, and the public (National Research Council)* Virgin Island Port Authority, …"

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Interview: Not in the U.S. of A?

By Charles Lewis

WASHINGTON, September 17, 2003 — A month before the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and all of the increased government secrecy that

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"… ney general for the matter and signed the warrant. They never informed the news media, even though the Justice Department guidelines require that you inform the …"

"… the Justice Department, it was not just the AP, but an entire coalition of news media organizations, the largest organizations in the world—the New York Times …"

"… employees saying that anytime they come across an issue that involves the news media, they have to realize it is not just the traditional criminal issues—the …"

"… justice, and anyone else we can get involved, to have a dialogue with the news media, to come up with some standards to avoid this in the future. So, on the se …"

Commentary: Political mugging in America

By Charles Lewis

Anatomy of an "independent" smear campaign

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"… sidential campaign.The Dean campaign cried foul, but no one, including the news media, could figure out exactly who was behind "Americans for Jobs." The disturb …"

"… don't know about.But shouldn't the American people, including the national news media, insist on knowing who is mucking around their democracy in the midst of a …"

U.S. treatment of detainees deplored

By Michael Bilton

Critics denounce 'waterboarding' and other interrogation techniques banned by Geneva Conventions

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"… icial and governmental inquiries and by human rights organizations and the news media provides an ever-growing body of evidence that captives in the war on terr …"

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CIA renditions draw controversy

By The Center for Public Integrity

CIA's flying suspected terrorists to "black site" prisons abroad leaves those innocent outside of judicial oversight, violates torture agree

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"… f the program.”Follow-up:Investigations by authorities in Europe and the news media have forced the CIA’s rendition activities into a lower profile, but age …"

Too close to the edge on torture

By The Center for Public Integrity

In 2008 top officials of the DOJ and White House defended interrogation policies against a torrent of congressional questions about torture

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"… ended similar advice to the Department of Defense. According to reports by news media and human rights organizations, U.S. interrogators used techniques that in …"

Telecom chief could face conflict issues

By Kristen Dorsey

Nancy J. Victory, now a key commerce department official, has worked telecommunication and wireless firms that she now oversees

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"… to an NTIA spokesman, Victory is not accepting interview requests from the news media. But she said at the hearing, "I take ethics and the conflict-of-interest …"

Commentary

By Charles Lewis

Relaxing media ownership rules conflicts with the public's right to know

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"… ork Times editorial that, "this shift could reduce the independence of the news media and the ability of Americans to take part in public debate." (Full disclos …"

"… n—not that you are likely to read, see or hear much about it in national news media stories.How do media corporations win friends and influence people in our …"

"… ngress and presidential candidates, he believes, are afraid to take on the news media directly for fear that they will simply "disappear" from the TV or radio a …"

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