France - Court cites need to protect confidentiality of journalists' sources

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders hails the fact that a French court has cited the need to protect the confidentiality of journalists' source as grounds for ruling that a prosecutor acted illegally when he allowed the police to examine the phone records of two Le Monde reporters who were covering a high-profile case involving L'Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt. “This is a very positive signal that must be welcomed even if we regret that it has come so late,” the press freedom organization said. A (...)

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