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Wednesday, February 09, 2011
Courts - "N.J. Supreme Court considers journalism shield laws in blogger case"
An interesting story dated Feb. 8th by MaryAnn Spoto of the Trenton NJ Star-Ledger begins:
In a courtroom on the eighth floor of the Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton today, everyone agreed the internet has changed the face of news gathering and dissemination.But they couldn’t agree on whether a blogger who wrote online about a New Jersey company involved in the pornography industry should have the same protections as working journalists in keeping their sources confidential.
In a case that could have far-reaching effects on the media, the state Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Shellee Hale, a blogger from Washington state, is protected by New Jersey’s so-called shield law, in her writings about Freehold-based Too Much Media Inc.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 9, 2011 10:54 AM
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