The National Association of Broadcaster is pressing the U.S. Senate to move on implementing a national shield law for journalists.
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In ye olden days, AP or UPI newswire teletypes would spit out a constant stream of paper in newsrooms. Editors or reporters would have to periodically use rulers to tear apart the continuous spool of paper into individual stories. These stories would be sorted into baskets or hooks on the wall. This was called "stripping the wire". In the same way, this blog will attempt to sort through relevant content on the internet to identify and "strip out" items of interest for my students.
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3 comments:
"This legislation will help ensure the flow of important information to all Americans by allowing journalists to protect the identity of their confidential sources."
- How are journalists protecting them now? Is it really that bad? I am unaware of protecting confidential sources because I have never written for a newspaper, but i do know what off the record means and that brings me to my next point. I thought you had to give sources for those you interviewed or talk to, just to make sure things checked out and to see if it was a real story or not. if the person being interviewed does not want to be said about the topic, cant they say off the record?
I don't think it is a big deal if you are protecting your sources, depending on the nature of the story. If it is a story about national security or something involving the safety of the general public, that sources name needs to be out there so he/she can prove the valididty of their findings. If it's a story about how someone found a lost puppy then keep their name out if they don't want to be identified.
It's vital that journalists are protected from harm when they use sources that could be dangerous if they were found out to be connected to them. However protection is not always guaranteed.
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