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Why Do Journalists Argue That Freedom Of The Press Requires That They Protect Confidential Sources?

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Why Do Journalists Argue That Freedom Of The Press Requires That They Protect Confidential Sources? Proponents of protecting confidential sources argue that journalists need a well-established legal privilege, similar to the attorney-client privilege or doctor-patient privilege, to protect them from being forced to reveal confidential information in court. Why do journalists protect confidential sources? Journalists

Can Reporters Be Compelled To Testify?

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Can Reporters Be Compelled To Testify? Reporter’s privilege in the United States (also journalist’s privilege, newsman’s privilege, or press privilege), is a “reporter’s protection under constitutional or statutory law, from being compelled to testify about confidential information or sources.” It may be described in the US as the qualified (limited) First … Can a journalist

What Is Accountability In Journalism?

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What Is Accountability In Journalism? The 58-page report examines how accountability journalism — which it defines as “work that encompasses fact-checking, explanatory and investigative reporting, but more generally applies to the journalistic work of holding the powerful accountable” — can be realigned to provide better context for audiences and have a … Who are journalists