http://www.freepress.net/taxonomy/term/445 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.freepress.net/node/45493 Bush Administration consumer protections Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:02:49 -0700 Stevie Converse 45493 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/45334 Bush Administration Iraq propaganda Robert Gates Quality Journalism Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:25:51 -0700 Stevie Converse 45334 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/44951 <p><!--Despite pledges by President George W. Bush and American intelligence officials to the contrary, hundreds of US citizens overseas have been eavesdropped on as they called friends and family back home, according to two former military intercept operators who worked at the giant National Security Agency (NSA) center in Fort Gordon, Georgia.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/44951">read more</a></p> Bush Administration illegal spying on Americans National Security Agency Privacy Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:08:33 -0700 Stevie Converse 44951 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/44853 Bush Administration GAO Privacy spying on Americans surveillance Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:41:54 -0700 Stevie Converse 44853 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/43575 Bush Administration FOIA White House Quality Journalism Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:40:29 -0700 Stevie Converse 43575 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/42681 <p><!--Former New York Times reporter Judith Miller on Thursday called on the US Congress to enact a federal shield law that would protect journalists from being forced to disclose their sources.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/42681">read more</a></p> Bush Administration congress Judith Miller shield law Quality Journalism Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:10:00 -0700 Stevie Converse 42681 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/42222 <p>In anticipation of Congress focusing attention on the digital television transition, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights released a report this afternoon – Transition in Trouble: Action Needed to Ensure a Successful Digital Television Transition – detailing the challenges to achieving a successful transition and identifying action steps to meet them.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/42222">read more</a></p> Bush Administration congress digital television transition DTV transition fcc LCCR Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:29:51 -0700 Stevie Converse 42222 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/42213 <p>The Senate is expected to vote on a controversial measure to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act tomorrow. The legislation would rewrite the nation’s surveillance laws and authorize the National Security Agency’s secret program of warrantless wiretapping. We speak with Mark Klein, a technician with AT&amp;T for over twenty-two years.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/42213">read more</a></p> Future of the Internet at&amp;t Bush Administration congress courts illegal spying on Americans immunity Mark Klein Privacy Russ Feingold spying warrentless spying program White House Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:53:13 -0700 Stevie Converse 42213 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/41863 <p>Scott McClellan, President Bush’s former press secretary, told the House Judiciary Committee on Friday that he had been unfairly vilified by Bush supporters for his recent book criticizing former White House colleagues over the Iraq war and their involvement in leaking the identity of an intelligence officer.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/41863">read more</a></p> Bush Administration congress hearing House Judiciary Committee Iraq Scott McClellan White House Quality Journalism Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:38:45 -0700 Stevie Converse 41863 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/41650 <p>White House and congressional negotiators have reached a tentative agreement on an anti-terror spy bill that would permit court dismissal of potentially billions of dollars in lawsuits against phone companies, sources familiar with the talks said on Friday.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/41650">read more</a></p> at&amp;t Bush Administration congress FISA illegal spyinging on Americans Privacy Spring spying telcos Verizon White House Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:42:25 -0700 Stevie Converse 41650 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/41398 <p>Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan, whose scathing memoir about his time in the Bush administration sent waves through Washington D.C., has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee, a senior committee official told The Huffington Post.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/41398">read more</a></p> Stop Big Media Media Consolidation Bush Administration congress hearings House House Judiciary Committee No Fake News propaganda Scott McClellan White House Quality Journalism Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:51:33 -0700 Stevie Converse 41398 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/41085 <p>In the wake of the Scott McClellan revelations this week, reporters and TV anchors (past and present) have split on how much to take to heart his criticism of the media for getting "hoodwinked" by President Bush on the run-up to the Iraq war. Katie Couric admitted some failings, while Tom Brokaw admitted none. The debate got even hotter on Friday.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/41085">read more</a></p> Stop Big Media Media Consolidation Bush Administration journalism journalists news No Fake News propaganda Scott McClellan TV news White House Quality Journalism Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:02:23 -0700 Stevie Converse 41085 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/41082 <p>There is growing momentum in Washington for a crackdown on government-issued information.</p> <p>Because of a small addition to a bill that passed the House of Representatives, the inspector general of the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) may be joining the FCC in investigating the Bush administration's “embedded analyst” program.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/41082">read more</a></p> Stop Big Media Media Consolidation Bush Administration DOD fcc GAO House journalism journalists No Fake News Pentagon pentagon pundits propaganda White House Quality Journalism Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:50:36 -0700 Stevie Converse 41082 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/41071 <p>Former White House Press secretary Scott McClellan is excoriated for stating the obvious.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/41071">read more</a></p> Stop Big Media Media Consolidation Bush Administration journalism journalists news propaganda Scott McClellan TV news White House Quality Journalism Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:52:26 -0700 Stevie Converse 41071 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/41065 <p>For all the press attention swirling around Scott McClellan's explosive tell-all, there's a brewing back story that's making Katie Couric and Charles Gibson squirm. And they're not alone.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/41065">read more</a></p> Stop Big Media Media Consolidation Bush Administration Charlie Gibson Jessica Yellin John Nichols journalism journalists Katie Couric news propaganda Robert McChesney Scott McClellan Timothy Karr TV news White House Quality Journalism Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:54:53 -0700 Stevie Converse 41065 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/41022 <p>In his new memoir, “What Happened,” Scott McClellan, the former White House press secretary, said the national news media neglected their watchdog role in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, calling reporters “complicit enablers” of the Bush administration’s push for war.</p> <p>Surprisingly, some prominent journalists have agreed.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/41022">read more</a></p> Stop Big Media Media Consolidation Bush Administration corporate media Jessica Yellin journalism journalists Katie Couric news No Fake News propaganda Scott McClellan TV news White House Quality Journalism Fri, 30 May 2008 11:41:52 -0700 Stevie Converse 41022 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/41012 <p>The U.S. House of Representatives has angrily and appropriately lashed out at a Pentagon program that used retired senior military officers as propaganda surrogates to sell the Iraq war.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/41012">read more</a></p> Stop Big Media Media Consolidation Public Media Bush Administration fake news GAO House Inspector General’s Office Iraq journalism legislation military analysts No Fake News pentagon pundits propaganda Fri, 30 May 2008 08:22:22 -0700 Stevie Converse 41012 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/41009 <p>In response to his scathing memoir detailing the "propaganda"-filled run up to war and seedy political machinations behind the CIA leak case, Scott McClellan has received withering criticism from his former colleagues. A money grubbing, attention seeking, devoid-of-principles hack has been the description of choice; "this is not the Scotty we knew," the most popular quote.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/41009">read more</a></p> Stop Big Media Media Consolidation Bush Administration journalism No Fake News propaganda Scott McClellan White House Quality Journalism Fri, 30 May 2008 08:16:21 -0700 Stevie Converse 41009 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/41006 <p>Debate continues today over charges by former White House spokesman Scott McClellan, in a new book and on TV, that his former boss "hoodwinked" the media, and the public, into going along with the U.S. attack on Iraq in 2003.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/41006">read more</a></p> Stop Big Media Media Consolidation Bill Moyers Bush Administration Iraq journalism news No Fake News propaganda Scott McClellan TV news White House Quality Journalism Fri, 30 May 2008 07:48:58 -0700 Stevie Converse 41006 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/41004 <p>The Defense Department's inspector general (IG) as well as the General Accountability Office (GAO) began investigations last week into the Pentagon's private briefings of retired military analysts.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/41004">read more</a></p> Stop Big Media Media Consolidation Bush Administration fake news GAO House Inspector General’s Office Iraq legislation military analysts New York Times No Fake News pentagon pundits propaganda Quality Journalism Fri, 30 May 2008 07:38:10 -0700 Stevie Converse 41004 at http://www.freepress.net