Medill Daily Debrief 08/22/13

by Holly LaFon, Michaela Meaney & Zachary Vasile | Aug 22, 2013 | Topics

Pink drones used to take on unmanned vehicle lobby

by Holly LaFon, Michaela Meaney & Zachary Vasile | Aug 19, 2013 | National Security, Politics

Anti-war group, Code Pink, used pink mock-drones to protest outside an international conference held by the largest drone lobby: Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International. While the group acknowledges the beneficial uses of drones, they want its military...

U.S. senators consider if bloggers and freelancers deserve First Amendment privileges

by Holly LaFon, Michaela Meaney & Zachary Vasile | Aug 8, 2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON – As the U.S. Senate debates a federal shield law to protect journalists, Sen. Dianne Feinstein has asked fellow senators a pertinent question – what exactly is a reporter? Congress is attempting for a third time in the last six years to protect reporters...

Congress celebrates 50th anniversary of March on Washington

by Holly LaFon, Michaela Meaney & Zachary Vasile | Aug 6, 2013 | Politics

Democrats and Republicans gathered in Statuary Hall of the Capitol on Wednesday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. House Speaker John Boehner, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and...

New documents give insight into NSA’s surveillance program

by Holly LaFon, Michaela Meaney & Zachary Vasile | Jul 31, 2013 | National Security, Politics

WASHINGTON — As scrutiny by Congress and the public grows, the Obama administration today declassified two reports and a court order pertaining to the National Security Agency’s much-criticized surveillance program. The documents divulged information on the bulk...