Sentences with phrase «used against journalists»

It can clearly be seen that this situation runs the risk of creating a climate in which journalists self - censor, but whilst this aspect may be difficult to quantify, a case such as that involving David Miranda offers a concrete example of counter terrorism laws being used against journalists.

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The Winklevoss twins are trying, as is Martin Lewis — a British journalist who filed a lawsuit against Facebook for allowing his name to be used in crypto scams on the platform.
Popular sports journalists like Peter King and Christine Brennan stopped using the name in print and former players, NFL referees and even President Obama spoke out against the name while Native American activist Suzan Harjo led a case that resulted in the U.S. Patent Office removing the trademark from the name, deeming it disparaging.
The interview he gave to a German journalist has transformed the terms of the internal Roman Catholic debate about the use of condoms in the fight against Aids HIV.
That night, for a game against Reno, Huffaker, the public defender, took over the PA duties, announced the 24 - second countdowns in lieu of a shot clock (which Speed kept) and then used the mike to introduce buxom cheerleaders, infant ball boys, puzzled journalists and practically everybody else in the «crowd» who was breathing.
* Republican governors watch automated production process * Say campaign against «pink slime» unwarranted scare SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb., March 29 (Reuters)- A maker of the hamburger filler branded by critics as «pink slime» on Thursday allowed three state governors supportive of the U.S. beef industry and a handful of journalists to see it being made for the first time since a controversy erupted over use of the meat scraps.
It is not the first time that a shoe has been used against a political figure, with President George W. Bush having to duck after an Iraqi journalist decided to make the headlines himself.
Mr Blay also used the opportunity to apologise to all journalists and the Mutlimedia Group Limited for the unfortunate action of Hajia Fati against their employee.
Trump's penchant for threatening legal action against journalists who write critically about him is proving to be a powerful example for free speech advocates who want a federal law against using the courts to bully speakers, experts said.
A lot of this idea, pretty needs, front groups really came into formation back in the»90s with the wise - use movement and there is a book written on this actually by a journalist named David Helvarg and is called The War against the Greens, and he tracked a lot of these individuals and I actually ran across some of these same people that he had written [about] back in the 1990s.
Stewart decision to make a drama about the imprisonment of Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari — who fielded questions alongside him, as did the Mexican actor who plays him, Gael Garcia Bernal — was instigated when an appearance Bahari made in a filmed comedy sketch on «The Daily Show» was used against him when the Islamic regime accused him of being a traitor and American secret agent.
Private critics screenings are, of course, held at the pleasure of the company, but other journalists objected to Disney using that privilege as a cudgel against a newspaper simply for reporting a story.
The NUT will debate the possibility of legal action against grammar schools at its annual conference tomorrow, but speaking to journalists today, Courtney said his team had already requested the information from schools which would be used to decide the union's next steps.
After using World Earth Day to warn about the impact the changing climate is already having on the US, [Obama] used his annual stand - up routine in front of White House journalists to rant against his «stupid, short - sighted, irresponsible» climate skeptic opponents who throw snowballs in the Senate to illustrate global warming isn't happening.
Other work: He has acted for Puff Daddy in a passing off action over his use of the name «Diddy»; and for the Independent Newspaper, its editor and the journalist in a defamation claim brought against them by Lord Ashcroft.
Most of the discussion has debated the legality of the search warrant, based on state and federal laws limiting the use of search warrants against journalists.
Our 2014 report documenting the abusive use of RCS against journalists received widespread media coverage, and both the Washington Post60 and Human Rights Watch61 corresponded with Hacking Team about our findings, and received specific responses.
Nix had been recorded by undercover journalists of Channel 4 News last week revealing how Cambridge Analytica used bribery and honey - traps against clients» rivals.
Human rights advocates and journalists have made the case that Facebook was being used to spread misinformation in the country, adding fuel to ethnic violence against a Muslim minority group called the Rohingya.
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