Shield laws
Government says Sotloff video is real
Good morning. Here are 10 media stories. Steven Sotloff video is real: National Security Council…
Colorado legislators refuse to strengthen legal protections for journalists
Associated Press | Fox News A Colorado state senate committee Monday rejected Sen. Bernie Herpin's…
Jana Winter: The ‘public also suffered’ from subpoena
Fox News In written testimony supporting changes to Colorado's reporter's shield law, Fox News reporter…
Citing Jana Winter, Colo. lawmaker proposes strengthening state’s shield law
Fox News Colo. state Sen. Bernie Herpin has proposed changes to Colorado's reporter's shield law,…
Fox reporter Jana Winter doesn’t have to testify in Colorado
New York State Court of Appeals There exists "no principle more fundamental or well-established than…
N.Y. court to consider whether Fox News reporter should testify in Colorado
Times Union | Associated Press | Business Insider The New York State Court of Appeals…
Study attempts to define journalists — should we define acts of journalism instead?
PBS MediaShift | Free Press Media lawyer and University of Dayton assistant professor Jonathan Peters…
Patch reporter ordered to reveal source or face jail, fines
Chicago Sun-Times Patch reporter Joseph Hosey must give up the source of police reports about…
Patch will appeal judge’s order to turn over confidential source
Joliet Patch | Chicago Sun-Times Patch editor Joseph Hosey won't reveal who gave him police…
Senators can’t agree on who’s a journalist
McClatchy U.S. Senators "couldn’t agree on the definition of 'journalist'" during a hearing on a…
Jana Winter’s lawyer asks judge to quash Colorado subpoena
Reuters | Fox News A Colorado court's subpoena for Fox News reporter Jana Winter should…
Changes to Hawaii’s shield law ‘ignorant of what’s going on in the media world’
A proposed Hawaii law would limit the use of anonymous sources and would remove protections…
Shield law could protect Fox News mole, Gawker blogger Joe Muto
Roger Ailes may view “Fox Mole” Joe Muto as a disloyal, dishonest ex-employee, but Muto…
Mass. lawmakers considering shield law that would protect bloggers, too
Dan Kennedy says Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a shield law that would protect bloggers as…