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Legal Hotline: Wiretap Act recording interview
Q: We encourage our reporters to record interviews for accuracy, with interviews typically recorded over the phone or internet, and sometimes in person. Are there any legal issues associated with recording interviews? A: Yes. Pennsylvania is a two-party consent state, and reporters must get permission to record interviews in order to comply with the state Wiretap Act. …
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Business & Features General Assignment Reporter – Always Lancaster
Full-time Description The Business/Features GA reporter is a master of the ability to pivot and thrives on never doing the same story twice. This reporter is expected to pitch and research a variety of topics across the Work and Play beats, including home & garden, entertainment, business trends, retail, outdoors and profile writing. Digital-first, multimedia…
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Website Editor – Always Lancaster
Job Type Full-time Description Summary: The website editor, working under the digital production team leader, is the gatekeeper for information presented to LancasterOnline’s digital audience and plays a key part in the newsroom’s goal to increase digital subscriptions and offer valuable content to retain our readership. Responsibilities include site layout for LancasterOnline, headline writing, SEO, story…
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Assistant Vice President & Managing Director – Center for Media Innovation
POSITION: Assistant Vice President & Managing Director DEPARTMENT: Center for Media Innovation REPORTS TO: Provost & Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs WORK SCHEDULE: Fully on-campus position PRIMARY FUNCTION: The Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University seeks a dynamic, public-facing leader who can drive the conversation around local news, generate significant revenues for programming, and connect with diverse…
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News Correspondents – LNP Media Group
LNP Media Group, the source of daily news and information for every resident of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is seeking freelance correspondents to report on specific school districts and local governments comprising a metropolitan area of about 550,000 residents. This is a great opportunity for anyone who is interested in local government and education topics. The correspondent will be…
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Freelance Sports Correspondents – LNP Media Group
LNP Media Group is seeking freelance correspondents to report local sports for its daily print and online publications. This is a great position for anyone who is interested in sports. The correspondent will be an independent contractor who attends high school and college games and writes stories meeting professional journalism standards. Requirements Successful Candidates: · Possess…
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Legal Hotline: Emergency Time Response Logs
Q: I’d like to review emergency time response logs from our county dispatch center related to fire, police and EMS. When I requested access, the dispatch agency said 911 and other emergency response records are exempt under the Right-to-Know Law. Is that right? A: No, the RTKL expressly requires public access to emergency dispatch time…
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May 27, 2026
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Legal Hotline: Sunshine Act Caucus
Q: A school board regularly holds private “caucus” meetings for members of each political party before each meeting where agenda items are discussed. One of these groups constitutes a quorum (6 out of 9 board members), and they rely on the caucus exemption in Section 712 of the Sunshine Act as justification. Is that OK?…
