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Pruitt: DOJ broke rules in phone records seizure

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:01:50 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department violated its own rules when it secretly seized records for thousands of phone calls to and from journalists for The Associated Press as part of a leak investigation, the head of the company said Wednesday.

Chicago Tribune's Pompei wins PFWA award

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:42:30 -0400

CHICAGO - Chicago Tribune sports writer Dan Pompei has won the Dick McCann Award from the Professional Football Writers of America for his work covering the NFL for 28 years.

Highlights of state budget passed by Assembly

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:10:06 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - The two-year state budget passed by the Republican-controlled Assembly on a 55-42 vote now heads to the state Senate for an expected vote on Thursday. If it passes there in identical form, it then heads to Gov. Scott Walker who can sign it, veto all of it, or veto any individual items he opposes. The Legislature has the option to override Walker's vetoes.

Religion: That old Superman-as-Messiah question

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:47:29 -0400

By TERRY MATTINGLY - Without a doubt, it is one of the most famous incantations in all of American pop culture.

Grand Forks Herald publisher to retire next year

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:26:11 -0400

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota - Mike Jacobs, publisher of the Grand Forks Herald who helped lead the newspaper to a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the historic 1997 Red River flood, plans to retire next year.

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:22:41 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, whose unflinching reporting ended the career of a top American army general, died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said.

Stuntwoman sues News Corp. over alleged phone hack

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:59:18 -0400

LOS ANGELES - A woman who worked as a stunt double for Angelina Jolie sued Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in Los Angeles on Tuesday, claiming she's a victim of a phone hacking scheme to obtain information about the actress.

5 inductees named to Newspaper Hall of Fame

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:57:54 -0400

COLUMBIA, Missouri - An Associated Press journalist and four newspaper industry leaders are the newest Missouri Newspaper Hall of Fame inductees.

Colorado radio, TV stations win broadcast awards

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:35:05 -0400

GOLDEN, Colorado - Television stations in Denver and Colorado Springs, as well as radio stations in Greeley and Glenwood Springs won Outstanding News Operation Awards at the Colorado Associated Press Broadcasters Association annual meeting Saturday in Golden.

Ohio could ban reporters from seeing gun records

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:47:17 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio could join dozens of other states in banning public access to handgun license records as the General Assembly considers a measure to force journalists - the only ones other than law enforcement agencies exempted from the ban - to obtain a court order to review the information.

OPA contest winners announced

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:05:33 -0400

MIDEST CITY, Oklahoma - The Enid News & Eagle, McAlester News-Capital and The Daily Elk Citian won top honors among daily newspapers in the 2012 Oklahoma Press Association Better Newspaper Contest.

CBS: Someone tampered with reporter's computer

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:11:09 -0400

NEW YORK - Private investigators found that CBS News Washington reporter Sharyl Attkisson's computer was tampered with multiple times late last year, the network said Friday.

Filmmaker takes center stage in surveillance story

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:59:26 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Laura Poitras' skill and boldness as a documentary filmmaker have gained her Oscar and Emmy nominations, Sundance Film Festival honors and a public TV showcase, even if her work fell short of making a "Super Size Me" splash.

State broadcaster's end a blow to Greek identity

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:11:27 -0400

ATHENS, Greece - When Nazi troops marched into Greece's nearly deserted capital on April 27, 1941, radio announcer Costas Stavropoulos of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. announced the grim news. He urged his countrymen and women not to listen to future Nazi radio transmissions and signed off with the Greek national anthem.

Religion: Baptists without baptisms?

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:49:43 -0400

By TERRY MATTINGLY - Visitors who enter Southern Baptist churches these days will usually see posters and pamphlets for everything from marriage-enrichment retreats to tornado-relief fundraisers, from weight-loss classes to drives to find volunteers for African hospitals.

AP's Adams retires after 32 years in Maine

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:57:27 -0400

AUGUSTA, Maine - Glenn Adams, who traveled across the state on his motorcycle to cover politicians, crime and all manner of news in addition to providing in-depth coverage of state government, is retiring from The Associated Press after more than three decades in the Maine State House.

Charlotte newspaper reporter released after arrest

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:29:14 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - A Charlotte Observer reporter has been released after he was arrested while covering a protest at the North Carolina General Assembly.

Media: No mistaking how NSA story reporter feels

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:25:05 -0400

NEW YORK - The man who claimed to leak state secrets on U.S. government eavesdropping sought to break the story through a columnist for a U.K.-based publication who has made no secret of his distaste for intrusions on privacy.

Charlotte newspaper reporter released after arrest

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:32:36 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - A Charlotte Observer reporter has been released after he was arrested while covering a protest at the North Carolina General Assembly.

Study: Nonprofit news sites need business help

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:13:04 -0400

NEW YORK - The growing number of nonprofit news websites say they need more help from business experts than journalists.

Opelika-Auburn News' Wood wins top ASWA writing award

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 22:50:59 -0400

JACKSONVILLE, Alabama - Ryan Wood of The Opelika-Auburn News received the Alabama Sports Writers Association's highest writing award at the association's 42nd annual convention Sunday in Jacksonville. The award was Wood's first, and The Opelika-Auburn News second overall Herby Kirby Award and first since 1975.

WVPN-FM's Vorhees, Lilly receive broadcast awards

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 17:19:35 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - West Virginia Public Broadcasting's Beth Vorhees was honored Saturday with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the West Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters Association.

Guardian makes splash in US with security scoops

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:46:48 -0400

LONDON - Before this week, the Guardian newspaper's gradual move into the U.S. - hiring dozens of employees in the last two years - hadn't produced much of a splash in terms of scoops.

Israeli power couple links politics with the press

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:22:27 -0400

JERUSALEM - He's a powerful Cabinet minister and a potential heir to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. She's an influential anchor for Israel's state-run TV channel who led its recent election night coverage.

4 journalists win Livingston reporting awards

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:41:09 -0400

ANN ARBOR, Michigan - Reporters for the Tampa Bay Times, Washingtonian Magazine and CNN Digital won Livingston Awards, given to journalists under the age of 35 for outstanding work, sponsors said Thursday.