Substantive Objectivity: Embracing a Journalistic Norm of Verification
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer Press critics love to discuss journalistic objectivity – or more to the point, whether such a thing actually exists at all. With the press (or at least cable television) returning to i... more
Views: 616Fourth Circuit Questions Whether Government Can Force Reporter to Testify
Region: United States(This report was originally published at the media blog LWR.) by Matthew L. Schafer RICHMOND, Va. – On Friday, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia heard arguments as to whether the Obama administration... more
Views: 852SOPA Shelved, PIPA on Its Last Leg, and the Internet Saved?
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer Opponents of the industry supported piracy bills SOPA and PIPA celebrated as word came from Washington that legislators have shelved SOPA. Over the weekend the Obama administrat... more
Views: 1542An Imperfect Manifestation: Searching for the First Amendment on Bill of Rights Day
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer (This article originally appeared at the media blog LWR.) On May 29, 1787, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a South Carolinian who would later become the Foreign Minister to France, submit... more
Views: 2065It’s American Censorship Day: Why Congress Wants to Blackout the Net
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer (Note: This report originally appeared at the media website LWR.) On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act ("SOPA")... more
Views: 3648WikiLeaks Ceases Publishing Operation in order to Fundraise
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer (Note: This post first appeared at the media website LWR.) On Monday, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange announced that WikiLeaks would cease publishing in order to pursue fundraising.... more
Views: 1031Ombudsman Asks, Should Reporters Draw Conclusions?
Region: United StatesNote: This report originally appeared at the media website LWR. by Matthew L. Schafer Over at NPR, Ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos recently asked readers and journalists to respond to a variety of question that arose ... more
Views: 1185Teachers Celebrate Temporary Injunction Against Facebook Ban
Region: United States(Note: This article originally appeared on the media blog LWR.) On August 26, 2011, Circuit Judge Jon Beetem granted a temporary injunction in favor of Missouri teachers who sued the state of Missouri to prevent the enf... more
Views: 4231San Francisco Transit Pulls the Plug on Wireless Communications
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer {Note: This post originally appeared on the media website Lippmann Would Roll.) On August 11, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)–a special government agency–disabled signal rep... more
Views: 1529United States Asks Google for User information on 4,601 Occasions in Six Months
Region: United StatesNote: This report originally appeared on the media website LWR. by Matthew L. Schafer In an effort towards increased transparency, Google has released a month-by-month list of governments who most often request inf... more
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Graduating from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in Media Studies, Matt is currently working towards a Master's of Mass Communication, a Juris Doctorate, and a Diploma of Civil Law at Louisiana State University. Matt's research interest lie in credibility, cognitive processing of media messages, psychology of technology, and political communication.
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