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Friday, April 18, 2008 10:55 AM

Maine passes state shield law

Maine lawmakers passed a shield law to make Maine the 35th state to protect journalists from revealing confidential sources unless disclosure is of public interest or crucial to a case. A lot of journalists worry about these shield laws - that
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Friday, April 18, 2008 10:39 AM

Mississippi sheriff jails citizens secretly

Webster County (Miss.) Sheriff Phillip Smith has concealed the arrests and jailing of eight people, according to a story in The Webster Progress Times, claiming the secrecy is needed to protect an investigation. This is taking the "investigatory" exemption
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Friday, April 18, 2008 12:15 AM

Health journalists oppose hospital confidentiality agreements

The Association of Health Care Journalists is urging reporters to not sign confidentiality agreements with hospitals, which prevent journalists from disclosing information without a hospital's permission. The agreements, which appear to be originally
posted by DavidCuillier | 4 Comments