WASHINGTON -- Although the war on terrorism has drawn widespread support from newspapers, it has also produced what one leading journalists' group today called "threats to media coverage of important news stories." It has also produced federal lawsuits in at least two states with several leading newspapers teaming up with civil-liberties groups.
In its white paper released Friday, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, based in Arlington, Va., outlined a series of what it believes are dubious measures undertaken by the Bush administration and state governments in recent months. Among its points:
Tuesday, March 19, 2002
War On Terrorism Threatens Free Press
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