Ohio Clampdown

September 26, 2003

Recently, a reporter in Ohio asked the police for information about a drive-by shooting. The reporter was referred to the police department's new media hotline. But by the end of the day, there was still no mention of the shooting on the hotline. Is this part of a nationwide trend of local governments restricting their communication with the media? Are local reporters losing the power to decide what is newsworthy? Brooke talks to reporter Keith McKnight of the Akron Beacon-Journal.

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