Comments on UMRBlog: REPORTER PRIVILEGE, ACADEMIC PRIVILEGE OR NO PRIVI...

Hobson's Choice: Trading one kind of liability for...

2009-10-22T12:06:20.569-07:00

Hobson's Choice: Trading one kind of liability for another.

Which is bad because then the reporter can't prove...

2009-10-22T11:25:46.250-07:00

Which is bad because then the reporter can't prove they reported accurately...

Catch-22.

This situation is an example of why good reporters...

2009-10-21T17:27:27.765-07:00

This situation is an example of why good reporters destroy all notes after a story is printed/aired.

I pretty much agree with you. Politically, Alvare...

2009-10-21T12:12:57.747-07:00

I pretty much agree with you. Politically, Alvarez is burning a bridge here because the deathies were open-minded about her. They won't be now.

TYFCB

Interesting situation. Kirk's and Alvarez's explan...

2009-10-21T10:35:08.795-07:00

Interesting situation. Kirk's and Alvarez's explanations of their subpoenas don't pass the smell test for me. The students published a story, so that makes them journalists in my book and thus protected under the privilege law. And if the interview is on the Web, then the prosecutors should just watch the interview. Looks to me like a ham-handed effort at intimidation.