RT | November 3, 2014 The 37-mile no-fly zone around Ferguson, implemented after the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a police officer in August, was designed to keep the press out, phone recordings obtained by AP via the Freedom of Information Act reveal. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) imposed a 12-day no-fly […]
RT | October 30, 2014 Two Royal Air Force jets reportedly threatened to shoot down a Latvian cargo plane, rushing at supersonic speeds to intercept it, after the plane failed to respond to air traffic control over Kent in Southern England and sent authorities into panic mode. “I am instructed by Her Majesty’s Government of […]
RT |September 30, 2014 Powers banning extremists from appearing on TV and which allow police to vet “harmful” individuals’ social media activity would be enforced if the Conservatives return to power next year, Home Secretary Theresa May is set to announce. The party manifesto will also pledge to introduce time-limited Extremist Disruption Orders to curb […]
RT | September 24, 2014 The White House’s relationship with the press is once again under fire upon publication this week of a Washington Post article containing allegations that administration staffers have censored and stifled the work of pool reporters. Paul Farhl wrote for the Post on Tuesday this week that several journalists who have […]
RT | September 20, 2014 Uncovering information that should be available to the public has become increasingly difficult under the presidency of Barack Obama, an Associated Press bureau chief says. In some cases, it surpasses the secrecy of the George W. Bush administration. The White House’s penchant for secrecy does not just apply to the […]
US President Barack Obama, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Edward Snowden (Reuters/AFP Photo)
RT | July 10, 2014 In a letter to President Obama, 38 journalism groups criticized his administration for severely limiting access to federal agencies and a general politically-motivated suppression of information despite the president’s pledge of historic transparency. Led by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), the groups said that efforts by government officials to […]
RT | July 10, 2014 In a letter to President Obama, 38 journalism groups criticized his administration for severely limiting access to federal agencies and a general politically-motivated suppression of information despite the president’s pledge of historic transparency. Led by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), the groups said that efforts by government officials to […]
RT | May 27, 2014
Following the news that the New York Police Department sent undercover officers to monitor political organizations, multiple activist groups are looking for an audit of the department’s wide-ranging surveillance program.
RT | May 27, 2014
Following the news that the New York Police Department sent undercover officers to monitor political organizations, multiple activist groups are looking for an audit of the department’s wide-ranging surveillance program.
