reporters' privilege

Risen's Gripping Affidavit

Stevie Converse — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:16:07 -0400

Full article: Columbia Journalism Review
Clint Hendler
James Risen, one of the New York Times's top national security reporters, filed an affidavit in a federal district court explaining why he refuses to comply with a subpoena demanding he give testimony that would identify his source (or sources) for a chapter in his 2006 book State of War. Risen’s 22-page affidavit is a stirring defense of the value of his reporting, and of the need for journalists covering national security to be able to protect the confidentiality of their sources so that they may bring matters of public interest to light.

New York Times Reporter Tries to Kill Subpoena in CIA Leak Case

Stevie Converse — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:56:38 -0400

Full article: Yahoo News
Dylan Stableford
James Risen, the author and New York Times reporter who vowed to fight the subpoena federal prosecutors slapped him with last month in a CIA leak case, filed a 22-page affidavit on Tuesday, claiming that the government has been trying to get him to divulge his sources for years.

Free Flow of Information Act of 2009

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:50:32 -0400

The Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 (commonly referred to as the "Shield Law"), introduced by Reps. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) and Mike Pence (R-Ind.), would sets standards for when journalists can be compelled to disclose the identity of confidential sources. Free Press is monitoring this bill.

Detroit Free Press Reporter Fights Deposition over Sources

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:32:21 -0400

Full article: Associated Press
A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter seeking to protect the identity of unnamed sources asked two judges to stop a deposition intended to reveal who leaked information about an investigation of a terrorism prosecutor.

Congress Must Pass a Shield Law for Journalists, and Public, Now

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:49:17 -0400

Full article: Minneapolis Star Tribune
Congress should pass and President Bush should sign a reasonable, measured shield law to push the pendulum of press liberty and government secrecy back in the direction of the First Amendment and the legitimate powers of the Fourth Estate.

Shield Law Would Protect the Public

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:05:03 -0400

Full article: USA Today
As the Senate moves into the last week before its August recess, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) could do good on several fronts by moving on one of his stated priorities: Passing a measure to protect reporters' ability to keep promises of confidentiality to sources.

A Knock in the Night in Phoenix

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:01:37 -0400

Full article: New York Times
David Carr

Protecting a Basic Freedom

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:34:12 -0400

Full article: New York Times

Cabinet Officials Cite Concerns About Senate Version of Reporter's Shield Law

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:59:41 -0400

Full article: Washington Post
Walter Pincus

The Free Flow of Information

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:20:18 -0400

Full article: Washington Post