The Obama administration claims to be the most transparent ever, but that's news to journalists who "complain that they've been stonewalled, barred from talking to health agency staffers and experts, or required to submit questions in writing, only to get 'talking point' responses," Jenni Bergal writes in Nieman Reports. Also, the Society of Environmental Journalists complains about press restrictions at the Environmental Protection Agency.
June 16, 2014