ASNE leader calls for reform in newsrooms

[Judi Lynn]

Tuesday, April 20, 2004 · Last updated 5:15 p.m. PT

ASNE leader calls for reform in newsrooms

By SIOBHAN MCDONOUGH
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

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.....He also emphasized the need to thwart efforts by the government to withhold information that the public is entitled to through the Freedom of Information Act.

"A secrecy-obsessed administration," Bhatia said, is blocking the public from getting vital information about the government. He implored newspapers to discuss this topic on their editorial pages.

Bhatia noted an expansion of the government's grounds for denying Freedom of Information Act requests and a measure in the Homeland Security Act that helps private companies keep information secret under the guise of protecting the nation from terrorism.

"There is no doubt what is happening in this country," he said. "The avenues for the public to get vital information about the conduct of its government are being systematically shut down."

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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apus_story.asp?category=1110&slug=ASNE%20President

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1. hehe kick

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2. kick

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3. hillary was at this convention too

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