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Journalists Spar Over Sources

By Jeralyn, Section Media
Posted on Tue Aug 16, 2005 at 12:56:15 PM EST
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Via Romanesko, Court TV held a breakfast roundtable today at Michael's in Manhattan, attended by big name journos, including Time's Norman Pearlstein. Floyd Abrams was on hand, as was Court TV's head honcho Henry Schleiff. Moderated by Catherine Crier, the discussion quickly got down to Judith Miller and sources. Interesting read.

Meanwhile, Robert Dole weighs in. In a New York Times op-ed today, he says it will be a shame if only Miller is jailed and it turns out there was no violation of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act. He urges the passage of the journalist's shield law pending in Congress.

Question for Mr. Dole: Will Fitzgerald's investigation or Judith Miller's jailing be a waste if Administration officials are indicted for perjury, false statements and obstruction of justice, but not the Identity Protection Act? Why is the Identity statute the only one of concern to you? [hat tip Patriot Daily.]

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    Re: Journalists Spar Over Sources (none / 0) (#1)
    by owenz on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:25 PM EST
    I'd like to know which think tanks, institutes, and lobbying firms Bob Dole is being paid by these days. He's been carrying plenty of water for Rove and friends recently, including his qualified endorsement of the nuclear option.

    Re: Journalists Spar Over Sources (none / 0) (#2)
    by MikeDitto on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:25 PM EST
    . For example, in a criminal investigation, a reporter would be required to turn over confidential information only if a court determined that there are reasonable grounds to believe a crime has been committed, that the requested information is essential to the investigation and that it could not be obtained from nonmedia sources.
    From what I understand, that's the standard that has been met. So how would this shield law change what has happened?

    Re: Journalists Spar Over Sources (none / 0) (#3)
    by Strick on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:25 PM EST
    "Question for Mr. Dole: Will Fitzgerald's investigation or Judith Miller's jailing be a waste if Administration officials are indicted for perjury, false statements and obstruction of justice, but not the Identity Protection Act?" No, those are crimes enough. The real beef is that I suspect that Miller's jailing was unnecessary, but mostly because she could have avoided it like so many other journalists have, particularly Tim Russert.

    Journalists Spar Over Sources | 3 comments (3 topical)