Critics take aim at agency press offices

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Why did it take the Environmental Protection Agency almost a week to answer questions about that West Virginia chemical spill? Two staffers from the Society of Environmental Journalists pose that question in a critique of the agency's press practices. Meanwhile, two other journalism organizations issue a report saying that PIOs increasingly "require pre-approval for interviews, decide who reporters get to interview and often monitor interviews."

March 25, 2014

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