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The Justice Department says it no longer will secretly obtain reporters’ records during leak investigations.

Sensitivity to threats against the media is up since a gunman entered the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md., and killed five employees in June.

Elise Schmelzer was recently named “Young Journalist of the Year” by the Wyoming Press Association.

Earlier this month, the Casper News Guild said negotiating a collective agreement for the news staff will allow it to create more stable reporting jobs.