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Background information: Reporter's privilege in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reporter%27s_privilege https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reporter%27s_privilege
by nabla9 3y ago
Background information: Reporter's privilege in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reporter%27s_privilege https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reporter%27s_privilege
Internationally, United Nations, Council of Europe, and OSCE recognize journalists' right to protect their sources. The European Court of Human Rights has established source protection as essential component of freedom of expression in several cases.
- NikkiA 3y agoOTOH, FOX have argued in court before that they're an entertainment channel, not news, so should they get reporter's privilege‽
- nabla9 3y agoThat's incorrect. Fact Checking a Claim That Fox News Says Its Programming Is ‘Entertainment,’ Not News https://thedispatch.com/article/fact-checking-a-claim-that-fox-news/ https://thedispatch.com/article/fact-checking-a-claim-that-f... > While Fox’s lawyers may have successfully defended Carlson against an accusation of slander by arguing that his show isn’t “news,” Fox News has not claimed that this is true of all of its content.