There has to be a balance, and that balance has to be continually tested in the courts. So on the face of it, I do think it's appropriate that journalists get

There has to be a balance, and that balance has to be continually tested in the courts. So on the face of it, I do think it's appropriate that journalists get charged when they commit a crime. Let a high court decide if indeed the public interest did outweigh the law, or somebody's privacy, or whatever. You can't codify it. Some will call that a chilling effect, or harassment, but how else do you reliably test things like this?