The CalAware Guide to Journalism Law in California
The CalAware Guide to Journalism Law in California

Author: Terry Francke

Publisher:

Published: 2013-05-15

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 9780976906230

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This comprehensive guide to all law relevant to journalism in California covers both the rights of access to people, places and information afforded reporters and photojournalists as well as the protection for news accounts, editorial opinions and art, and post-publication encounters with legal challenges. Issues addressed in the guide include access to government meetings and records, court proceedings and judicial records at both the local and federal levels; cameras and recording equipment in the courtroom; information on hospital patients under HIPAA; avoiding liability for trespass, intrusion, secret eavesdropping and recording; California's unique paparazzi laws; avoiding libel, slander and invasion of privacy; and protection from subpoenas and pretrial discovery under California and federal law. A chapter on the rights of high school and college journalists covers California laws providing freedom from censorship and punitive discipline, as well as access to crime records at colleges and universities. The pocket-sized guide presents information in a highly accessible question and answer format plus "News Notes" sidebars on obstacles or opportunities posed by the law. Also provided are detachable forms and statements including a California Public Records Act request; a template for a written demand for correction of a violation of the open meeting law; a caution against an impending unlawful police search for constitutionally protected material; and a statement to the court protesting exclusion from a legal proceeding. The guide is written by Terry Francke, general counsel for the nonprofit public interest organization Californians Aware, with more than 30 years' experience helping journalists, citizen watchdogs, attorneys and even government officials and employees understand the open government laws. Francke is also author of the other CalAware Guides on Public Records and Private Information in California and Open Meetings in California.

The CalAware Guide to Open Meetings in California
The CalAware Guide to Open Meetings in California

Author: Terry Francke

Publisher:

Published: 2015-08-31

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 9780976906261

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This comprehensive guide to all California law on access to government meetings focuses on the Ralph M. Brown Act (local government councils, boards and commissions), with parallel coverage of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (state government councils, boards and commissions) as well as special rules for meetings of the state legislature, the California Judicial Council, the Commissions on Judicial Appointments and Judicial Performance, the University of California Board of Regents, the Board of Governors of the State Bar, Student Government Bodies at California State University campuses, local school site Parent Advisory Committees, Homeowners Association Governing Boards, and locally adopted sunshine ordinances. The guide analyzes each statutory provision as well as its interpretive case law and attorney general's opinions, and includes the full text of each statute and court rule. Issues addressed for the Brown and Bagley-Keene Acts include the definition of key terms, the requirements for meetings, the rights of the public, exceptions from the open meeting requirement, dealing with violations without going to court, and legal remedies and litigation strategy. Also examined is the constitutional open government mandate added by Proposition 59 of 2004. The guide is written by Terry Francke, general counsel for the nonprofit public interest organization Californians Aware, with more than 30 years' experience helping journalists, citizen watchdogs, attorneys and even government officials and employees understand the open government laws. Francke is also author of the other CalAware Guides on Journalism Law in California and Public Records and Private Information in California.

The CalAware Guide to
The CalAware Guide to

Author: Terry Francke

Publisher: Californians Aware

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 9780976906209

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Legal guide to public's right of access to state and local government meetings in California

Beneath the Surface
Beneath the Surface

Author: John Hargrove

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2015-03-24

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1466878819

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*Now a New York Times Best Seller* Over the course of two decades, John Hargrove worked with 20 different whales on two continents and at two of SeaWorld's U.S. facilities. For Hargrove, becoming an orca trainer fulfilled a childhood dream. However, as his experience with the whales deepened, Hargrove came to doubt that their needs could ever be met in captivity. When two fellow trainers were killed by orcas in marine parks, Hargrove decided that SeaWorld's wildly popular programs were both detrimental to the whales and ultimately unsafe for trainers. After leaving SeaWorld, Hargrove became one of the stars of the controversial documentary Blackfish. The outcry over the treatment of SeaWorld's orca has now expanded beyond the outlines sketched by the award-winning documentary, with Hargrove contributing his expertise to an advocacy movement that is convincing both federal and state governments to act. In Beneath the Surface, Hargrove paints a compelling portrait of these highly intelligent and social creatures, including his favorite whales Takara and her mother Kasatka, two of the most dominant orcas in SeaWorld. And he includes vibrant descriptions of the lives of orcas in the wild, contrasting their freedom in the ocean with their lives in SeaWorld. Hargrove's journey is one that humanity has just begun to take-toward the realization that the relationship between the human and animal worlds must be radically rethought.

France in Black Africa
France in Black Africa

Author: Francis Terry McNamara

Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13:

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When, in 1960, France granted independence to its colonies in West and Central Africa-an empire covering an area the size of the contiguous United States-the French still intended to retain influence in Africa. Through a system of accords with these newly independent African nations, based upon ties naturally formed over the colonial years, France has succeeded for three decades in preserving its position in African affairs. The course of Franco-African relations in the near future, though, is less than certain. In this book, Ambassador Francis Terry McNamara outlines France's acquisition and administration of its Black African empire and traces the former colonies' paths to independence. Drawing upon that background, the ambassador examines the structure of post-independence Franco-African relations and recent strains on those relations, especially African economic crises and the French tendency to focus on Europe. Because of those strains, he suggests, France alone may be unable to support its former dependencies much longer. He believes that long-term solutions to African problems will have to involve international organizations like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund as well as other nations such as the United States and France's European partners. -- From Foreword.

The Bloomberg Way
The Bloomberg Way

Author: Matthew Winkler

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-09-28

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 1118149882

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The definitive guide to reporting and editing the story of money Financial reporting is more important than ever as people grow increasingly aware of how their lives are affected by Wall Street and the federal government. Bloomberg News has earned the respect of journalists and readers around the world for its fast, in-depth and accurate stories. The Bloomberg Way, an internal manual compiled over two decades, reflects the new realities of journalism, in which speed is paramount, the impact of news is instantaneous, and the lines between objectivity and opinion are increasingly blurred. The Bloomberg Way is the most thorough and comprehensive guide to reporting and editing the story of money. This indispensable text for both journalism professionals and students outlines the central principles of Bloomberg News, explaining how to write compelling stories while maintaining standards of accuracy, honesty and ethics. The five F's of reporting: Factual, First, Fastest, Final and Future Word The essentials of writing an enticing lead and organizing story lines when preparing for breaking news on anything from an earnings release to a market crash Ways to keep opinion and speculation out of your writing The Bloomberg Way stylebook is the most important writer's resource of one of the largest news organizations in the world. It informs as it instructs, from how to conduct effective interviews to analyzing financial reports to the imperative for accuracy and integrity in gathering and publishing news.

Digital Punishment
Digital Punishment

Author: Sarah Esther Lageson

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0190872004

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Data-driven criminal justice operations have led to the transformation of criminal records into millions of data points. These records are publicly disclosed on the internet, commodified into valuable big data, and leveraged against people. In Digitial Punishment, Sarah Lageson demonstrates the consequences this system has for people, society, and public policy.