http://www.sastwingees.org/2006/08/17/reporters-must-reveal-grand-jury-leak-sources/ Knowledge is Scrumptious Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:13:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sastwingees.org/2006/08/17/reporters-must-reveal-grand-jury-leak-sources/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Anonymous Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:13:00 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/2006/08/17/reporters-must-reveal-grand-jury-leak-sources/#comment-227 You are right Sukumar. A journalist typically does not have to disclose his source. But things are different in this case since a <u>grand jury testimony</u> was leaked. You are right Sukumar. A journalist typically does not have to disclose his source. But things are different in this case since a grand jury testimony was leaked.

]]> http://www.sastwingees.org/2006/08/17/reporters-must-reveal-grand-jury-leak-sources/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Anonymous Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:26:00 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/2006/08/17/reporters-must-reveal-grand-jury-leak-sources/#comment-226 Gamesh, interesting controversy. I don't understand the legal nuances of this. But i thought that a journalist need not disclose the source unless it is exculpatory - that is, it is a criminal that the journalist is protecting by hiding under this sources are confidential idea. My knowledge, stems from a Law & Order episode where a journalist ultimately discloses a source. Not sure how authentic Law & Order is. But i do know that they do a lot of research on legal aspects. Gamesh, interesting controversy. I don’t understand the legal nuances of this. But i thought that a journalist need not disclose the source unless it is exculpatory – that is, it is a criminal that the journalist is protecting by hiding under this sources are confidential idea. My knowledge, stems from a Law & Order episode where a journalist ultimately discloses a source. Not sure how authentic Law & Order is. But i do know that they do a lot of research on legal aspects.

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