Reporters Protecting Sources Face Perils
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Three times this summer, judges have held journalists in contempt of court for refusing to name their anonymous sources in what press advocates fear is the start of a dangerous trend.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A private investigator hired to get to the bottom of boardroom leaks at the Hewlett-Packard Co. got tips from a former news reporter about how to dupe a journalist into revealing the source of a damaging story about the company.
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Business & money: Media group told to avoid Murdoch newspaper war.
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Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK The widely publicized experience of a Wall Street Journal reporter in Baghdad, whose private correspondance to family and friends ripping conditions in Iraq found its way online and into print in October, shows that journalists must guard their e-mail comments, industry leaders say.
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WASHINGTON Aug. 19, 2004  A judge&#39;s decision to punish five reporters for refusing to identify their sources for stories about nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee threatens to chill vital newsgathering at a time of increased government secrecy, advocates say.
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An alleged blackmail plot should be good box office. But complex laws prevent the media from revealing juicy details
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Bloggers force CBS News to admit to a serious mistake, and journalists recoil from the thought of so much scrutiny of their work. But isn't this exactly what we need to get better-quality news? Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.
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A media sting operation gone awry revives a debate on media regulation
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Media groups expressed concern Thursday at the detention of an Afghan journalist with no explanation, days after a government magazine editor was arrested on unspecified charges.
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The detention of several journalists traveling to and from the deadly school siege in Russia is raising new concern about press freedom in the country, media watchdogs said Tuesday.
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Recent cases in which journalists have been held in contempt of court for refusing to divulge confidential sources.
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SHANGHAI -- The savage beating death of a reporter has shone a rare light on the corrupt, money-driven underbelly of Chinese journalism, where many reporters take bribes to write good news and extort companies to suppress their dirty laundry.
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Do you sit on the board of a Silicon Valley giant? Are you a journalist with high-placed sources to protect? Here's your survival guide for the dawning era of corporate plumbers and counter-journalism espionage. By Kim Zetter.
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The following editorial appeared in the Kansas City Star on Sunday, March 11:  People with information about wrongdoing in government or elsewhere are reluctant to talk if their identities might be revealed.
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One of the great things about working in a newsroom is that you're surrounded by lots of smart people who love to tell you what they know. Just try to stop them.
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The Bush Administration is none too happy with legislation that is making its way through Congress which could shield many news gatherers from revealing their confidential sources, calling it a security risk.
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A US reporter who faces jail for refusing to testify on the exposure of a CIA officer says she is still reluctant to disclose her source.