03207nam 2200637Ia 450 991046255940332120200520144314.01-59332-688-2(CKB)2670000000271344(EBL)1057855(OCoLC)818818852(SSID)ssj0000758442(PQKBManifestationID)12385675(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000758442(PQKBWorkID)10780990(PQKB)11058897(MiAaPQ)EBC1057855(Au-PeEL)EBL1057855(CaPaEBR)ebr10622783(EXLCZ)99267000000027134420110509d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrPrivileging the press[electronic resource] confidential sources, journalism ethics and the First Amendment /Jason M. ShepardEl Paso [Tex.] LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC20111 online resource (334 p.)Law and society : recent scholarshipDescription based upon print version of record.1-59332-464-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 The Journalist-Subpoena Problem; 2 Modern Legal and Ethical Case Studies; 3 National Security Leaks and the Valerie Plame Case; 4 Early Development of Professional Duty to Protect Sources,1721-1958; 5 The First Amendment and Newsgathering Rights in the Branzburg Era; 6 After the First Amendment Fails: The Journalist's Privilege as Legislative Public Policy, 1972-1975; 7 The Rise and Fall of Federal Judicial Protections, 1972-2003; 8 The Future of Journalism Ethics in Journalist's Privilege Law; Bibliography; IndexShepard examines how subpoenas for newsgathering information have raised both old and new legal and ethical problems for journalists seeking to protect confidential sources. He explores the ethical and legal evolution of journalistic privilege drawing on cases from the 19th century, the First Amendment principle that emerged in the middle of the 20th century, the public policy implications debated in congressional hearings in the 1970's, and the rise and fall of common law protections in the federal courts between 1972 and 2003. He also interviews key journalists and media lawyers in recent...Law and society (New York, N.Y.)Confidential communicationsPressUnited StatesPress lawUnited StatesJournalistsLegal status, laws, etcUnited StatesFreedom of the pressUnited StatesJournalistic ethicsUnited StatesElectronic books.Confidential communicationsPressPress lawJournalistsLegal status, laws, etc.Freedom of the pressJournalistic ethics342.7308/53Shepard Jason M.1976-984552MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462559403321Privileging the press2249699UNINA