Bill would shield journalists, including bloggers, from revealing their sources

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Bill would shield journalists, including bloggers, from revealing their sources

08-07-2007, 10:56 AM,

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Bill would shield journalists, including bloggers, from revealing their sources

Quote:A US bill that would shield journalists, including bloggers, from revealing their sources has cleared the House Judiciary Committee, an important stage in becoming law. There is already legislation in the UK which protects journalists and bloggers.

The US Free Flow of Information Act protects journalistic sources generally, but does include several exceptions regarding terrorism, national security, imminent death and trade secret leaks...

full article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/07/...st-shield/

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