thank you for the links, I never knew about that. although it seems that (in the US) the journalist is only protected from being compelled to reveal their sourc

thank you for the links, I never knew about that. although it seems that (in the US) the journalist is only protected from being compelled to reveal their source(s), not from prosecution for any crime they committed themselves. as an aside, I'm not sure it's appropriate for a reporter to have any statutory privileges over an ordinary citizen, especially under something so fundamental as the first amendment. if it's appropriate for a journalist, it should be granted to the rest of us as well.