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Journalists have (some) protection against being forced to testify about sources. I guess it becomes a philosophical question at that point whether being a jour
by macintux 5y ago
Journalists have (some) protection against being forced to testify about sources. I guess it becomes a philosophical question at that point whether being a journalist is an occupation or an action.
- nradov 5y agoWrong again. At the federal level, journalists have no such protection. https://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/journalists_privilege_shield_law_primer.php https://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/journalists_privil...
- macintux 5y agoThat article says 30 states have such laws, however, and another source indicated 49 states (plus DC).