Massachusetts Journalists Seek Shield Law
· Story link A television news executive, spurred by the home-jailing of television reporter Jim Taricani, has initiated a campaign…
A television news executive, spurred by the home-jailing of television reporter Jim Taricani, has initiated a campaign for a shield law in Massachusetts, one of 19 states that does not offer statutory protection for reporters who decline to disclose the identity of their sources. No bill language has yet been drafted.