Archive for August, 2007



Virginia Tech Issues Reports on Shootings

Thursday 30 August 2007 @ 6:35 am
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This report was released by Virginia Tech (with accompanying mp3 testimonies) and details measures that could have been taken to prevent the shootings. Originally released by the school, there are also three other reports not mentioned in most media coverage.



Office of Presidential Advance Manual on Disrupting Demonstrators

Wednesday 22 August 2007 @ 9:19 pm
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This document, originally obtained by the ACLU by a FOIA request, details methods that the Office of Presidential Advance, which coordinates all logistics for presidential visits, uses to disrupt demonstrators.

Favorite quotations:

"These rally squads can include, but are not limited to, college/young republican organizations, local athletic teams, and fraternity/sororities."

"If it is determined that the media will not see or hear them and that they pose no potential disruption to the event, they can be ignored."

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Investigative Journalist Toolkit

Tuesday 7 August 2007 @ 9:18 pm

This records volume is a collection of materials related to investigative journalism. Enclosed are detailed instructions on how to track corporations, find information on public officials, use the Freedom of Information Act and many others.

Any beginning or intermediate investigative journalist will find these materials useful. There are numerous case studies, laws for particular states in the US and specific information relative to individual industries.

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