As the state legislature in Wisconsin continues to close down access by journalists (and the public in general) to the workings of government, the RTDNA is fighting attempts to restrict access to information regarding the activity of the federal government and the communications it receives. Posted by Tim Morrissey

The latest of the ongoing attempts to keep the people of Wisconsin from knowing what their state government is doing is the move by the State Public Records Board to decide that text messages are “transitory communications”, and as such, are not subject to the state’s Open Records law. As a reporter, you may know that this is an… Read More: The Continuing Attempt To Gut Wisconsin’s Open Records Law »

Written by Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone, a reporter with serious political chops, this analysis takes a few minutes to read, but it’s very interesting. It may even challenge some of your beliefs about how Journalists cover politicians. Posted by Tim Morrissey