Reporters drank lustily from the fire hose of leaks that emanated from the West Wing during the last four years. What do they do now?
As the death toll rises and security forces shoot demonstrators in post-coup Myanmar,those tasked with documenting the crackdown have also been targeted.
The head of the local broadcaster said the three women were recent high school graduates aged between 18 and 20.
Returning to Australia after being imprisoned for 13 months in Cairo,journalist Peter Greste arranged a drink with a fellow reporter. The sparks flew.
In theory,the law of defamation allows people to express honest opinions on matters of public interest. In practice,there are catches.
A British judge ruled last month that while the case against the Australian was sound,his fragile mental health put him at “substantial risk” of committing suicide in a US prison.
The judgment means the former actress will avoid embarrassing courtroom testimony from her father Thomas Markle.
The sentences are the latest crackdown on independent thought in a country where authorities are busy stamping out dissent ahead of an important meeting by the ruling Communist Party later this month.
The decision to block the extradition of Julian Assange to the US was made on the grounds of his mental health,leaving important wider questions still at issue.
The judgment must concern anyone who believes in the oversight role journalists play in a democracy.
This is the first known conviction of someone who chronicled authorities'early struggle to manage the outbreak.