Albany reporter subpoened; SPJ Prez quoted in NY Times
One of our favorite topics on this blog is situations in which reporters are subpoened by courts. Few things get a group of journalists blood boiling more than that. The latest is an ethics panel at the New York Legislature subpoenaing information from a reporter at the Albany Times Union. James Odabato, a statehouse reporter, apparently has information about a scandal involving Gov. Eliot Spitzer. Rightly, the paper is not cooperating.
SPJ President Christie Tatum is quoted showing her dismay about the subpoena in this New York Times story.