United States - Recommendations for a federal law protecting journalists' sources

Reporters without borders

The U.S. Department of Justice's seizure of Associated Press phone records has highlighted the urgency of the need for a shield law guaranteeing the protection of journalists' sources at the federal level in the United States, a need that Reporters Without Borders has been emphasizing for years. Following reports that the White House is supporting the reintroduction of a proposed federal shield law in the Senate, Reporters Without Borders has drafted detailed recommendations for such a law. (...)

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