Press subpoenas are a bigger problem than you’d think The Obama administration continues to strong-arm journalists into revealing sources November 24, 2014 By Bruce Brown
Why Obama’s statement on reporters’ arrests in Ferguson is hypocritical August 14, 2014 By David Uberti Obama defends reporters in Ferguson, but demands compliance from James Risen
How a new Washington stifles a new political press August 6, 2014 By David Uberti As political PR machines become more sophisticated and aggressive, journalists need to rethink how they cover government
On the NSA, a White House credibility problem July 14, 2014 By David Uberti The AP report on the destruction of The Guardian‘s hard drives is just the latest evidence that reporters can’t trust the Obama administration on spying claims
Mainstream coverage of sexual assault on college campuses grew only after powerful men entered the conversation July 2, 2014 By Fiona Lowenstein The issue, long covered by reporters in the feminist space, attracted more coverage in the wake of a PSA from the executive branch
The EPA goes on background, and journalists revolt June 12, 2014 By Alexis Sobel Fitts For some reporters, having the call ‘on background’ rather than ‘on the record’ meant that the material was essentially unusable
