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Fla. Tourism Official: Hold Media 'accountable': Fla. Tourism Official Wants Media Held 'accountable,' Claims Gulf Reporting Inaccurate
CBS News • July 27

BP Media Blackout UPDATE: Scientists Emerge With Warnings of BP Chemical Dispersant Abuse
Maryann Tobin • NY Examiner • July 25

Gulf Oil Spill: BP Tries to Block Release of Oil Spill Research
Ramit Plushnick-Masti & Naoki Schwartz • The Huffington Post • July 24

BP Accused of Trying to Silence Science on Spill
The Associated Press • July 23

BP Trying to Silence Science on Oil Spill?
Discovery News • July 23

BP Admits it "Photoshopped" Official Images as Oil Spill "Cut and Paste" Row Escalates
Andrew Hough • Telegraph • July 22

Anderson to BP: We Have a Right to Know 
Anderson Cooper • AC360 • July 21


When in Doubt, Keep Them Out: Media Access is Key to Accountability in the Gulf
Amy Masciola • CNN • July 21

Open Web Platform for Gulf Oil Spill Beats Media Boom Ban
Georgianne Nienaber • The Huffington Post • July 21

BP Pushes Doctored Image of "Command Center"
Ken Millstone • CBS News • July 20

Oil spill media blackout evidence: BP buying scientists to hide data
Maryann Tobin • NY Examiner • July 20

EPA Whistleblower Accuses Agency of Covering Up Effects of Dispersant in BP Oil Spill Cleanup
Democracy Now • July 20

Oil Spill Coverage Shifting into New Phase
The Associated Press • July 20

BP Restricting Media Acess
Foxnews.com • July 18

No Media Outcry as Dems Block Ammendment to Open Up Gulf Oil Clean Up to Press
Lachlan Markay • News Busters • July 15

Coast Guard Blocks Out Media in Gulf; Activists Demand Answers
Mike Ludwig • AlterNet • July 14

Inside BP's Media Blockade
Curtis Brainard • Columbia Journalism Review • July 14

"They Just Don't Know Who They're Messing With"
Kate Sheppard • Mother Jones • July 14

AFTRA Commends Coast Guard Decision to Grant Unfettered Access to Media
AFTRA • July 14

Ban on Media Lifted, Free to Travel Within 20 meter Boom Safety Zones
Daily Kos • July 13

ACLU Welcomes New Coast Guard Rules for Media Access to Oil Spill
ACLU • July 13

Coast Guard Promises Greater Media Access to Gulf Exclusion Zone, but There’s a Catch
Stephen C. Webster • The Raw Story  • July 13

Obstructions Continue to Hinder Media Access to Oil Spill
OMB Watch • July 13

Coast Guard Revises Rules Limiting Access to Oil Spill Response Areas
Chris Kirkham • Nola.com (Times Picayune) • July 13 

Feds Revamp Controversial Media Rules for BP Oil Disaster Coverage
Sue Sturgis • The Institute for Southern Studies • July 13

Adam Dillon, BP Contractor Who Once Blocked a Local Reporter, Became a Whistleblower (Video)
Jason Linkins • Huffington Post • July 12

Coast Guard Lifts Ban on News Coverage Near Oil Spill Boom
The Associated Press • July 12 

In Gulf Spill Area, Reporters Face Security Hurdles
David Folkenflik • NPR: Morning Edition • July 12

Former Contractor: ‘Cutthroat’ BP ‘Not Worried About Cleaning Up That Spill’
Brad Johnson • Think Progress • July 11

Transparency Gulf
Courier-journal.com (Louisville, KY) • July 10

Photographer Harassed by BP Security, Detained by Police While on Assignment at BP Texas Refinery
Democracy Now • July 9

New 'Safety Zone' in the Gulf: Who's It Protecting?
Sara Terry • KCRW • July 8

Images BP Doesn't Want You to See
Julie Dermansky • The Atlantic • July 8

Censorship in the Gulf: AFTRA Wants to Hear from You!
AFTRA • July 8

Gulf Oil Censorship: Media Banned from Covering Disaster
Andy Greenhaw • Andy Greenhaw • July 7

NPPA Asks Obama To Rescind Media Ban, Reduce Safety Zone
NPPA • NPPA.org • July 7

Alabama State Trooper Says "No Media Allowed"
Hccreekkeeper • YouTube • July 7

Coast Gaurd Limits Media Access to Oil Spill
Glenn Church and Thad Allen • Foolocracy • July 7

Media Clampdown in the Gulf Coast: Government and BP Place More Restrictions on Journalists Covering the Oil Spill
Democracy Now! • July 7

BP Media Clampdown
Jason Linkins • The Huffington Post • July 6

NPPA Asks Obama To Rescind Media Ban, Reduce Safety Zone
Press Release • National Press Photographers Association • July 6

ProPublica Photographer Detained by Law Enforcement at the Behest of BP
Jason Linkins • The Huffington Post • July 6

Interview with Mary Cavallaro
CBC Radio: As It Happens • July 5

The BP/Government Police State
Glenn Greenwald • Salon • July 5

Coast Guard Media Liaison Works for BP's PR Agency
Georgianne Nienaber • Huffington Post • July 4

Not Just a Media Clampdown on the Gulf
Daily Kos • July 4

BP, Government Block Press from Reporting Their “Ballet at Sea”
Kevin Gostola • The Osborne Identity • July 3

VIDEO: BP & Coast Guard Bans all Media Access to Spill, Boom, Cleanup Sites and Workers
Yobie Benjamin • Michael Moore • July 3

Facing the Future as a Media Felon on the Gulf Coast
Georgianne Nienaber • Huffington Post • July 3

White House Enacts Rules Inhibiting Media From Covering Oil Spill
Noel Sheppard • Newsbusters • July 3

White House suspends First Amendment rights in coverage of oil spill damage
Howard Portnoy • Washington Examiner • July 3

Coast Guard Puts Up 65-foot Cleanup Buffer
Chris Kirkham • Nola.com (Times Picayune) • July 2

Photographer Briefly Detained by Police Near BP's Texas City Refinery
Stephen Engelberg • ProPublica • July 2

Media, Boaters Could Face Criminal Penalties by Entering Oil Cleanup 'Safety Zone'
Chris Kirkham • Nola.com (Times Picayune) • July 1


AFTRA Announces Initiative to Support Journalists Covering Gulf Oil Spill
AFTRA • July 1

Oil Spill Media Access: Reporters Still Given The Runaround Even As Public Health Concerns Mount
Jason Linkins • The Huffington Post • July 1

Darryl Willis: BP's Unexpected Public Relations Man
Julie Rose • NPR • July 1

In Reporting on Oil Spill, Limits Persist on Media Access in the Gulf
Bridget Desimone • NPR • June 30

Uniformed Cops on BP Payroll? Enter the ACLU  
Mac McClelland • Mother Jones • June 29

ACLU Tells Police Not to Block Beaches
Raymond Legendre • Houmatoday.com • June 29

ACLU REMINDS LAW ENFORCEMENT TO RESPECT MEDIA AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO BP OIL SPILL
June 28 • LAACLU.org

Salon Radio: Mac McClelland on BP's blocking of media coverage
Glenn Greenwald • Salon.com • June 28

The Difficulty of Covering the BP Oil Spill
August Skamenca • KRLD News Radio • June 27

BP: Gulf Resident Gives Behind the Scenes Account, Slams Cleanup and Safety
NakedCapitalism.com • June 26

La. Police Doing BP's Dirty Work [Video]
Mac McClelland • Mother Jones • June 22

Cooper Becomes Loud Voice for Gulf Residents
Brian Stelter • New York Times • June 17

Spill coverage barriers remain despite promises
Tamara Lush • AP • June 16

BP Says Workers May Speak to the Media, But Video Suggests Otherwise
Marian Wang • ProPublica • June 16

Lack of Transparency Afflicts Oil Spill Response
OMB Watch • June 15

Gulf oil spill: Al Gore slams BP for lack of media access
Christian Science Monitor • June 15

Op-Ed: Reporters Covering Oil Spill Stymied
Neal Conan • NPR.org • June 16

Our view on the Gulf oil spill: BP says it's baring all; facts say something else
USA Today • June 14

Stop Censoring News From The Gulf
Al Gore • Al Gore Blog • June 14

Opposing View on the Gulf Oil Spill: We're For Transparency
Doug Suttles • USA Today • June 14

Transparency in an Oil Spill
BlogCritics.org • June 13

ABC Reporter Hassled While Covering Oil Spill From Gulf Coast Beach
Noel Sheppard • Newsbusters.org • June 11

Security Blocking Media Access At Cleanup Site
Scott Walter • WDSU.com • June 11

"We Don't Need This on Camera": BP's Crappy Cleanup Job
Mac McClelland • Mother Jones • June 11

The Conversation: Press Hassled on Gulf Coast?
Matt Gutman • ABCNews.com • June 10

Public Trusts Media for Oil Spill News More than Feds, BP
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press • PewResearch.org • June 9

Efforts to Limit the Flow of Spill News
Jeremy Peters • New York Times • June 9

Official Government Stats=BP Spin
Mac McClelland • Mother Jones • June 9

On the Gulf Coast, Media Access Can Be Hard to Come By
Spencer Michels • PBS Newshour: The Rundown blog • June 9

Feds aren't restricting media access to oil-spill areas, official says
AP • June 8

SPJ urges government transparency regarding Gulf oil spill
SPJ Press Release • SPJ.org • June 7

Allen Has Ordered 'Uninhibited Access' to Oil Spill Operations
Jake Tapper • PBS Newshour: The Rundown blog • June 9

Media Encounter Access Problems While Covering the Oil Spill
Host: Bob Garfield • NPR: One the Media • June 4

News outlets claim access to Gulf oil-spill site is limited
AP • June 1

"Ignore Her": The BP Press Lockdown Continues
Mac McClelland • Mother Jones • June 9
 
Gulf Oil Spill: Media Access Slowly Being Strangled Off
Matthew Brown • Huffington Post • May 29

Plane access limited near oil spill
Laura Maggi • NOLA.com (Times Picayune) • May 29

Limits on access to oiled waters, coast frustrates journalists
Laura Maggi • NOLA.com (Times Picayune) • May 29

Confusion, secrecy and lies blight oil spill coverage
Mark Leccese • Boston.com • May 28

BP's Photo Blockade of the Gulf Oil Spill
Matthew Philips • Newsweek • May 26

"It's BP's Oil"
Mac McClelland • Mother Jones • May 24

News denied access to shoreline by Coast Guard on civilian vessal "BP's Rules not ours"
Unreal Reality • NOLA.com • May 22

While BP’s Oil Gushes, Company Keeps Information to a Trickle
Marian Wang • ProPublica • May 20

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