What Source Protection Requires

What the source protection obligation in journalism requires and where it stands legally

The Obligation

The journalist source protection obligation -- the specific professional and in many jurisdictions legal protection of the identity of the confidential sources whose information enables the specific accountability journalism that would not be possible without the confidentiality that the source protection requires -- is the foundational accountability journalism principle whose legal standing varies significantly across jurisdictions.

The Legal Standing

The legal standing: the US federal courts have not recognised a First Amendment journalist privilege in the specific cases where federal prosecutors have subpoenaed journalist testimony and notes. The specific shield laws that 49 US states have enacted provide varying levels of protection. The UK Contempt of Court Act provides specific protection that the specific court orders have required journalists to violate in specific cases.

JournoNews Coverage

JournoNews covers source protection because the accountability journalism of the journalism profession requires examining the legal framework that determines whether the journalism that depends on confidential sources is legally sustainable, and because the source protection requirement is the accountability journalism of the journalism profession itself.

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