Federal Shield Law???????
Congress needs to pass a law forbidding any sort of shield in these cases. Protection should be given to whistle blowers only when they report actual abuses to the proper authorities. There is no circumstance where the proper authority could possibly include a reporter. If the charges are true, they can be brought to the public attention by the proper authority but if proved false, the whistle blower should lose all rights of protection and should be subject to prosecution.
It's about time the media was held responsible for what they print. Nameless sources should be outlawed for the sake of accurate and truthful journalism.
Nameless sources are too important to be left behind in today's journalism. Besides, they're taught in "Selective Reporting 101" in J school...