Bob Thomas, 92, Reporter at 66 Oscars

Mr. Thomas was ubiquitous in Hollywood, covering its stars and moguls from 1944 to 2010 for The Associated Press, and writing a number of biographies about them, as well.

    



U Sein Win, Champion of Myanmar Press Freedom, Dies at 91

Mr. Sein Win, who was the Yangon correspondent for The Associated Press from 1969 to 1989, was jailed three times during his career but lived long enough to see censorship lifted.

    



The Media Equation: For Journalists, More Firepower to Protect Sources and Secrets

What appeared to be a low point in a long campaign to rein in reporters and chill their sources may turn out to be a very big blessing in disguise.

    



Former F.B.I. Agent to Plead Guilty in Press Leak

Donald Sachtleben, a former bomb technician, agreed to plead guilty to leaking classified details about a foiled bomb plot in Yemen, the Justice Department announced.

    



Holder May Rein In Prosecutors on Leaks

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., under fire over investigative tactics at the Justice Department, has opened internal discussions over new limits on seeking information that could identify reporters’ sources.

    

Reporters See Chilling Effect From Justice Dept. Inquiries

Despite President Obama’s conciliatory gesture of a review of Justice Department investigations involving journalists, some reporters say that chill has already set in.

    

Head of The A.P. Criticizes Seizure of Phone Records

Gary Pruitt said the Obama administration’s handling of a leak investigation had already diminished journalists’ capacity to report on the government.

    

Under Fire, White House Pushes Media Shield Law

The administration is pushing for greater protections for reporters who refuse to identify sources, even as officials face anger over the seizure of Associated Press records.

    

Holder Defends Justice Department in Journalists’ Records Seizure

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said that the leak in question was among the two or three most serious leaks he had seen since the 1970s.

    

Media Decoder: Snooping and the News Media: It’s a 2-Way Street

Lines are being crossed in all directions, with the government seizing journalists’ phone records, and Bloomberg reporters monitoring the actions of their clients.

    

Phone Records of Journalists of The Associated Press Seized by U.S.

The Associated Press reported that the Justice Department had secretly obtained the phone records of its offices and journalists, calling it a “massive and unprecedented intrusion.”

    

Social Media’s Effects On Markets Concern Regulators

After a Twitter hoax caused the Dow to drop temporarily by 150 points, regulators are increasingly concerned about the combination of social media and high-frequency trading.

    

The Caucus: Hacked A.P. Twitter Feed Jars Markets

The Twitter account for The Associated Press was hacked on Tuesday and erroneously sent out a tweet saying there had been explosions at the White House, injuring President Obama.

    

The Times Shifts on ‘Illegal Immigrant,’ but Doesn’t Ban the Use

The newspaper will encourage reporters to consider other terms to describe someone in the United States without proper legal authorization, a move short of what protesters were seeking.

    

The F.B.I. Criticizes the News Media After Several Mistaken Reports of an Arrest

The agency said such unverified reporting, from which many news outlets later retreated, could have “unintended consequences” for its investigation.