The White House says it ‘will determine’ which news outlets cover Trump
The move is a sharp break from a century of tradition in which a pool of independently chosen news organizations go where the chief executive does.
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How journalists and the court are navigating media coverage of the Delphi trial
In this case, even the use of cameras outside the courthouse has caused a stir.
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Nate Feltman becomes sole owner of IBJ Media
IBJ Media CEO and Publisher Nate Feltman purchased the shares of Indianapolis businessmen Mickey Maurer and Bob Schloss this month.
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Building a brand: Faegre Drinker expanding T-CAM team as IP demand grows
An interest in intellectual property law and her experience in advertising and marketing law has led Olivia Clavio to a new job at a firm with a growing IP team.
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Web Exclusive: Cameras in court: The people behind new order allowing cameras at judge’s discretion
After decades of pilot projects and repeated denials, a rule change effective May 1 will enable requests to become reality: cameras in Indiana trial courtrooms.
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Judge rejects immediately restoring AP’s access to White House
U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden’s decision was only for the moment, however. He told attorneys that the issue required more exploration before ruling.
Weaver: Fix for Indiana’s police buffer law needs clearer standards
The need to protect an officer’s safety should be balanced against the rights of citizens and the media to document police work and bring attention to police abuses when they occur.
CNN defamation trial comes at a rough time for legacy media — and for the struggling network
The news outlet is on trial in Florida this week, accused of defaming a Navy veteran involved in rescuing endangered Afghans from that country when the U.S. ended its involvement there in 2021.
Alex Jones keeps Infowars for now after judge rejects The Onion’s winning auction bid
A federal judge in Texas rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet, criticizing the bidding for the conspiracy theory platform as flawed as well as how much money families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting stood to receive.
Auctioneer defends The Onion’s bid for Infowars as Alex Jones tries stopping sale
Jeff Tanenbaum, president of ThreeSixty Asset Advisors, was grilled by lawyers for Jones and the company in a Houston courtroom over how The Onion’s bid came to be valued at $7 million and why a live auction was not held.
The Onion’s bid for Alex Jones’ Infowars hangs in the balance as judge orders new hearing
Jones alleges fraud and collusion marred the bankruptcy auction that resulted in The Onion being named the winning bidder over a company affiliated with him. A trustee overseeing the auction denies the allegations.
Trump expected to try to halt TikTok ban, allies say
The video-sharing app faces a January deadline to find a new owner not based in China or lose access to U.S. users, under a law passed in April with bipartisan support.
Attorney general, adult websites clash in age verification lawsuit
Eleven adult content companies and a trade organization say the state of Indiana’s discovery requests in an age verification lawsuit are “invasive” and “harassing”—prompting Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office to dismiss the allegations of overreach as “outlandish.”
IBJ Media names Jim Meyer editor of the Indiana Lawyer
Jim Meyer, news editor of The Herald-Bulletin in Anderson, served in the U.S. Army for eight years before earning his journalism degree.
Washington Post said it had the Alito flag story 3 years ago and chose not to publish
For journalists, it raises a question: Should a public official’s family be held to the same standards as that official themselves?
Caitlin Clark signs deal with Wilson Sporting Goods for signature basketball line
The last athlete to have a similar signature basketball agreement with Wilson was Michael Jordan.
Congressional candidate hits back at ‘spliced’ ad, threatens legal action
An attack advertisement featuring garbled audio clips of a congressional candidate could provoke an early test of a 50-day-old law cracking down on digitally altered campaign media.
Eight major newspapers join legal backlash against OpenAI, Microsoft
The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI and Microsoft used copyrighted newspaper articles to train their algorithms without compensating content owners.
Network political contributors have a long history. But are they more trouble than they’re worth?
One of the nation’s most prominent news outlets has found itself in an embarrassing mess over the hiring — and quick firing — of someone who isn’t even a journalist in the first place.
Latest Chambers ‘Outsider’ ad ties candidate to Reagan, Daniels
A new advertisement from the Brad Chambers campaign for governor is the latest in a flurry of ads being released in the six-way Republican primary.
A former Fox News reporter who is refusing to divulge her sources could be held in contempt of court
In a case with potentially far-reaching press freedom implications, a federal judge in Washington is weighing whether to hold in contempt a veteran journalist who has refused to identify her sources.
Police nonprofit’s ‘untested, bespoke theory of liability’ falls short in defamation appeal at 7th Circuit
A nonprofit that purports to help police departments failed to convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that newspaper articles questioning its legitimacy were defamatory, with the appellate court affirming a lower court’s decision.
A central Kansas police force comes under constitutional criticism after raiding a newspaper
A small central Kansas police department is facing a torrent of criticism for raiding a local newspaper’s office and the home of its owner and publisher, seizing computers and cellphones.
Notre Dame student publication moves to dismiss professor’s defamation suit over abortion-related articles
A conservative student-led publication at the University of Notre Dame is defending itself in court filings against a pro-abortion-rights professor’s defamation lawsuit.