Archive for ‘Newsgathering’

Many people who support these privileges say that they would be limited to “real” journalists. But who decides when a journalist is real? More »

Source: Texas House considers bills to erode press protection, expose journalists, bloggers to more lawsuits  | Texas Legislature | Dallas News More »

My thanks to Craig Churchill in the ACU library for reminding me about this ongoing challenge to press freedom. More »

We don’t usually hit this until later in the semester. It’s a question of whether a reporter can be forced to testify to reveal a source. My guess is the Supreme Court won’t take the case. More »

New Yorks top court blocks Colorado from forcing Fox reporter to reveal sources or face jail | Fox News. More »

In general, I oppose shield laws because they treat journalists differently than average citizens and potentially lead to licensing-like situations, in which the federal government has the power to deny privileges based on behavior. More »

Senate Panel Oks Measure Defining a Journalist More »

An interesting local story related to our discussion of the state law on Tuesday. I think there’s an argument it’s unconstitutional. More »

Some advocacy from the Electronic Frontier Foundation that highlights the challenges of laws that treat journalists differently than average people: More »

Court Tells Reporter to Testify in Case of Leaked C.I.A. Data More »