October 16, 2006

San Francisco Chronicle
Blogger Josh Wolf has spent 57 days in federal prison for refusing to surrender video he shot of a violent San Francisco protest. Wolf’s case features some thorny questions, says Demian Bulwa. “Among them are where the line between journalist and activist is drawn, and which side of that line Wolf is on.” UPDATE: Jack Shafer writes: ‘Wolf isn’t even close. See this RCFP page for Vanessa Leggett.

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