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AP - Illinois Public Media News - May 16, 2013 ~ Comment (0)

Subpoena of AP Records Revives Media Shield Bill

By The Associated Press

White House press secretary Jay Carney listens during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May, 14, 2013.

The controversy over the government's secret subpoena of Associated Press telephone records has revived legislation that would protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to federal investigators, and the White House is endorsing the idea.



AP - Illinois Public Media News - May 15, 2013 ~ Comment (0)

White House Releases Trove of Benghazi Documents

By Julie Pace

Under mounting pressure, President Barack Obama has released a trove of documents related to the Benghazi attack and forced out the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following revelations that the agency targeted conservative political groups.





NPR - Illinois Public Media News - May 09, 2013 ~ Comment (0)

In Newsrooms, Some Immigration Terms Are Going Out of Style

By David Folkenflik

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Journalists make choices all the time that influence our understanding of the news — the choice of what stories to cover, which people to interview, which words to use. And major news organizations have been reconsidering how best to describe a group of people whose very presence in this country breaks immigration law.

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WILL - Illinois Public Media News - April 15, 2013

U of I Wheelchair Athletes, Champaign Running Club, Appear Safe After Explosions

By Jim Meadows and Jeff Bossert

When explosions hit near the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday afternoon, members of the University of Illinois Wheelchair Athletic program were just a couple of blocks away.  But a trainer says all team members are safe.

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