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Posted on 05/05/2006 11:29:26 AM PDT by LurkedLongEnough
HARTFORD — Although politicians and journalists are rarely seen on the same side of anything, it took the state legislature on the last day of this year's session to give reporters the legal right to protect their sources.
The House gave final passage to a shield law bill, voting 136-11 to support the bill. The Senate had passed the law unanimously earlier Wednesday.
"This protects free speech and recognizes that the press does a service for the public and should be afforded, albeit limited, extra protection," said Rep. John Frey, R-Ridgefield.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell has indicated she will sign the bill.
The bill would prevent a reporter from facing legal penalties, such as contempt of court, if he or she does not disclose the name of a news source to government authorities.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.newstimeslive.com ...
Oh, cool. Make it even easier for liberal journalists to lie and withhold information on crimes.
Leak protection act of 2006 ???
Don't you love the media spin on the media spin?
Well that's just great. Now the drive-by can use any anonymous souce and they never have to reveal - the source doesn't even exist - that' just great!
It's getting tougher and tougher out there folks - maybe we will have to have another revolution to clean house and get things back to where they are supposed to be.
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