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December 20, 2015

Rift grows between Obama, media as press groups blast administration ‘spin’

While Congress is on recess and President Obama vacations in Martha's Vineyard, a coalition of free press groups is escalating an already-aggressive campaign against the Obama administration for allegedly freezing out the press and cracking down on reporters.

December 20, 2015

New website ReaganBook wants a friend request from conservatives

ReaganBook is the brainchild of conservative activist Janet Porter, who said she decided to start a new social network after seeing several pro-life, pro-Israel and anti-gay marriage posts blocked by Facebook.

December 20, 2015

FEC chairman warns book publishers at risk of regulation at heated meeting

The Republican chairman of the Federal Election Commission warned Wednesday that his agency colleagues could try to regulate book publishers, during a heated session over a forthcoming book by GOP Rep. Paul Ryan.

December 20, 2015

Supreme Court ruling could cost unions millions

The Supreme Court ruling that struck down coercive union membership among Illinois home health workers could cost unions tens of millions of dollars, according to labor observers.

December 20, 2015

Supreme Court: Whistleblowers' testimony is protected

The First Amendment protects public employees from job retaliation when they are called to testify in court about official corruption, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

December 20, 2015

Lawmakers push federal media shield bill

Supporters of a bill that would create a federal shield law for reporters are pushing to get the legislation to the Senate floor following the Supreme Court's decision to not hear New York Times reporter James Risen's case on Monday.

December 20, 2015

FCC quietly kills controversial newsroom study

The Federal Communications Commission on Friday quietly canned its controversial study of American newsrooms, a week after putting the project on hold.

December 20, 2015

Firm tapped for FCC media study has background in social ‘welfare,’ health – not media

To conduct what critics are calling an intrusive examination of newsrooms across America, the Federal Communications Commission tapped a Beltway firm whose philosophy aligned neatly with the study's goals -- which were to promote "diversity" in the newsroom, presumably in terms of who is hired and what is covered.

December 20, 2015

FCC backs off newsroom survey plan

The Federal Communications Commission announced Friday that it was putting on hold a controversial study of American newsrooms, after complaints from Republican lawmakers and media groups that the project was too intrusive.

December 20, 2015

Critics want FCC media study thrown on ‘trash heap,’ skeptical of changes

Critics of a proposed Federal Communications Commission study that would send researchers into newsrooms across America say the new chairman's vow to tweak the plan doesn't go far enough -- with one leading media group calling on the agency to scrap the study entirely.