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> We don't need to, we know who their source was (Snowden). If Assange wants to claim he's a journalist, that's fine, but then he either needs to accept the con
by MiroF 6y ago
> We don't need to, we know who their source was (Snowden). If Assange wants to claim he's a journalist, that's fine, but then he either needs to accept the consequences of protecting his sources, or out his sources.
Journalists are legally required to put their sources or they are on the hook?
I suggest you revisit the case history on this subject.
- jedberg 6y ago> I suggest you revisit the case history on this subject. Can you point me at some links? I'm not a lawyer but my understanding is that shield laws are state by state, and there are no federal protections.
- paxswill 6y agoThe Wikipedia article for "reporter's privilege" [0] has an overview of the various laws (statutory and case laws) regarding it. At the national level, the Supreme Court has only ruled on it once, in Branzburg v Hayes [1] which ruled that journalists can be compelled to testify to a grand jury. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reporter%27s_privilege https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reporter%27s_privilege 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branzburg_v._Hayes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branzburg_v._Hayes