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Journalists, Shield Laws & the First Amendment
Is the Fourth Estate Under Attack?
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Absent a statutory or constitutional recognition of journalistic privilege, a reporter may be compelled to testify in legal, administrative, or other governmental proceedings. To date, thirty-one states and the District of Columbia have recognised a journalists' privilege through enactment of press 'shield laws', which protect the relationship between reporters, their source, and sometimes, the information that may be communicated in that relationship. The journalists' privilege is distinct from other recognised privileges, in that the privilege vests only with the journalist, not with the source of the information. This book provides an overview of general trends among the states individual statutes. It also presents the full text of the state shield statutes and the First Amendment.
- ISBN-13
- 9781594546556
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Publication date
- 5 August 2005
- Format
- Hardback
- Pages
- 104
- Dimensions
- 140 x 215 mm
- Language
- English
