Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 | |
2007-2008 |
Track S. 2035 [110th] Because this bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress, no more action can occur on it. |
 Primary Source See |
A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media.
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Sources of Influence
MAPLight.org reports that the following organizations have taken a stance on this bill:
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Newspaper Association of America New York Times Company American Society of Newspaper Editors Society of Professional Journalists Attorney General of Texas National Press Photographers Association Washington State Office of the Attorney General National Association of Attorneys General Radio-Television News Directors Association ABC Incorporated Advance Publications, Inc. American Business Media Media Law Resource Center Associated Press Association of American Publishers Belo Corp. Bloomberg News CBS Clear Channel CNN Coalition of Journalists for Open Government Cox Newspapers Cox Enterprises, Inc. Gannett Co., Inc. Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc. Hearst Corporation Magazine Publishers of America McGraw-Hill Companies National Association of Broadcasters NBC Universal Time Warner, Inc. Walt Disney Company | United States Department of Justice |
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