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| US media boycott of off-the-record Eric Holder meeting | US media boycott of off-the-record Eric Holder meeting |
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| A number of major US news organisations have declined to meet Attorney General Eric Holder to discuss leak investigations because the conversations would be off the record. | A number of major US news organisations have declined to meet Attorney General Eric Holder to discuss leak investigations because the conversations would be off the record. |
| The New York Times, Fox News, Reuters and the Associated Press news agency are among those refusing to attend. | |
| But broadcaster ABC News and the Washington Post say they will attend. | But broadcaster ABC News and the Washington Post say they will attend. |
| The meetings are part of a review on how the justice department conducts investigations involving reporters. | The meetings are part of a review on how the justice department conducts investigations involving reporters. |
| The justice department is facing questions over its seizure of phone records and emails from journalists at the Associated Press and Fox News, taken without the news organisations' knowledge. | The justice department is facing questions over its seizure of phone records and emails from journalists at the Associated Press and Fox News, taken without the news organisations' knowledge. |
| The records were taken as part of investigations into leaking classified information to the media. | The records were taken as part of investigations into leaking classified information to the media. |
| Not 'appropriate' | Not 'appropriate' |
| The meetings between journalists and the Obama administration law enforcement officials are scheduled for Thursday and Friday. | The meetings between journalists and the Obama administration law enforcement officials are scheduled for Thursday and Friday. |
| Reuters spokeswoman Barb Burg said the news agency "welcomed" the opportunity to hear Mr Holder's explanation on the subpoenas. | Reuters spokeswoman Barb Burg said the news agency "welcomed" the opportunity to hear Mr Holder's explanation on the subpoenas. |
| "But [we] believe firmly his comments should be for publication," she said. | "But [we] believe firmly his comments should be for publication," she said. |
| The Associated Press said they would not attend, but would "offer our views on how the regulations should be updated in an open letter". | The Associated Press said they would not attend, but would "offer our views on how the regulations should be updated in an open letter". |
| And New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson said it would not be "appropriate" for the newspaper to attend an off-the-record meeting. | And New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson said it would not be "appropriate" for the newspaper to attend an off-the-record meeting. |
| "Our Washington bureau is aggressively covering the department's handling of leak investigations at this time," Ms Abramson said. | "Our Washington bureau is aggressively covering the department's handling of leak investigations at this time," Ms Abramson said. |
| CNN, CBS, Huffington Post and Fox News have also joined the list. | CNN, CBS, Huffington Post and Fox News have also joined the list. |
| At least four news organisations said they would attend the conversations. ABC News said they would attend but press for the meeting to be held on the record. | At least four news organisations said they would attend the conversations. ABC News said they would attend but press for the meeting to be held on the record. |
| Politico Editor-in-Chief John Harris explained the publication's attendance by saying he routinely has off-the-record conversations to discuss news coverage and newsgathering practices. | Politico Editor-in-Chief John Harris explained the publication's attendance by saying he routinely has off-the-record conversations to discuss news coverage and newsgathering practices. |
| And the Washington Post's Executive Editor Martin Baron said he would prefer to meet on the record, but that "journalists routinely participate in off-the-record sessions, whether they prefer those conditions or not". | And the Washington Post's Executive Editor Martin Baron said he would prefer to meet on the record, but that "journalists routinely participate in off-the-record sessions, whether they prefer those conditions or not". |
| The Wall Street Journal also says it will attend. NBC News, another major broadcaster, has not commented. | The Wall Street Journal also says it will attend. NBC News, another major broadcaster, has not commented. |