Mark Hanebutt

The news business in Oklahoma is committing suicide. The journalistic bloodletting that is leaving a trail of dead and dying newspapers and anemic broadcast stations across the country continued last week in Oklahoma after the Tulsa World cut 26 staff members from its newsroom. Yes, in case you’ve been wondering, this is a trend. Last […]

Now the Senate is likely to put the bill on its calendar again this month, but its future remains uncertain. And even if it can pass the Senate, the Bush administration might veto it over national security concerns. The shield law would cover anyone who “regularly gathers, prepares, collects, photographs, records, writes, edits, reports or […]