Support Democracy, Support Free Press Protection


	Support Democracy, Support Free Press Protection

Carl Lavin

12-18-2007 9:47 AM

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Utah is considering a reporter shield law. The Salt Lake Tribune makes a powerful case for such protections.

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/d925c428-3dd8-42d2-b9f4-87019a145aaf/C7A09560-DF5E-43EF-965E-5F057401D953/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7750462" href="http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7750462" style="font-size: 11px;">www.sltrib.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7750462">newspapers and other media have served as conduits for information provided by sources who are in a position to report corruption, but who can't be identified without suffering retribution. Today, these people are aptly called whistleblowers, but they would put away their whistles if news reporters did not pledge to protect their anonymity.
<BR />    Recognizing that this reporter-source relationship is essential to maintaining the free flow of information that is the cornerstone of democracy, all but three states have adopted some level of reporter privilege that ensures the reporter not be forced in a court of law to divulge the identity of a source or risk going to jail for contempt.
<BR />    In Utah, one of the three states without a reporter shield law, court rule or binding precedent, the Utah Supreme Court is considering a proposed reporter privilege</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7750462">The Supreme Court is seeking more public comment before deciding. You may post comments at <A target="_BLANK" href="http://www.utcourts.gov/resources/rules/comments">www.utcourts.gov/resources/rules/comments</A></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/C7A09560-DF5E-43EF-965E-5F057401D953/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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