Trump’s DOJ Secretly Seized Phone Records from New York Times Reporters
President Trump’s Justice Department admitted it secretly seized phone records from four reporters for The New York Times as part of a leak investigation.
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Internal Watchdog Investigates Trump Administration’s Secret Database of Journalists, Activists, Lawyers
Homeland Security’s internal watchdog is investigating the federal government’s secret surveillance of journalists and activists along the U.S. and Mexico border.
Rosenstein: Leak Investigations Won’t Target Journalists
The Justice Department’s escalation of probes into government leaks will not target journalists, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Sunday.
White House Renews Calls for Stricter Gun Control Laws After Shooting of Journalists in Virginia
The horrific shooting of two Virginia journalists while they were broadcasting live on the air prompted President Obama to renew calls for stricter gun control.
FBI, Marshals Service Bestowed ‘Black Hole Award’ for Refusing to Disclose Records
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It’s not an award to celebrate. The Utah Headlines Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists bestowed the Black Hole Award to the U.S. Marshals Service and the FBI. The Deseret News published a letter to the Attorney General from the journalist group. The group explained that the agencies won the…
WikiLeaks Journalists Face Serious Charges After Google Hands Over Information
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Three WikiLeaks journalists are facing charges of espionage and conspiracy after Google turned over their confidential data to the U.S. government, WikiLeaks announced on its site Monday morning. The whistleblower organization now wants an explanation from both Google and the Justice Department. “The US government is claiming universal jurisdiction to apply…
FBI Warns News Agencies That Islamic State Extremists Plan to Kidnap More Journalists
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI warned Thursday that it has “credible information” that extremists from an Islamic State-affiliated group plan to kidnap journalists in the region, the Washington Post reports. The kidnappings are meant to be retaliation against the U.S. for attacks on Iraq and Syria. Journalists have been called “desirable targets.” The Islamic…
Guns And Explosions Bring FBI Agents, Journalists Together at Firing Range
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Sometimes the FBI and journalists don’t see eye to eye. So what’s a better way to nurture that relationship than to host a day at a firing range with reporters in Alabama, AL.com reports? Journalists and agents gathered Tuesday for FBI Range Day, which gives the media a firsthand look at guns,…
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