Aurora Trial Ignites Controversial Question: Can Freedom Of The Press Survive?

[Mtn.man]

The lawyers have been unable to identify the source on their own, and have issued a subpoena for Ms. Winter to testify in the hope that the threat of jail time will compel her to violate her source’s trust.



http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2013/04/08/aurora-shooter-trial-forces-discussion-on-press-freedom/

[BigDee]

She should not have to give up her source. If the judge orders her to give up the source or go to jail she better go to jail and take it to the Supreme Court.

[theGinsue]

"Freedom" of the Press! Hahahaa. That cracks me up. The mass market media, both televised and in print, is sniffing the crotches of the liberal agenda groups so significantly that they no longer have freedom either. They just don't know it yet.

[Dingo]

"Freedom" of the Press! Hahahaa. That cracks me up. The mass market media, both televised and in print, is sniffing the crotches of the liberal agenda groups so significantly that they no longer have freedom either. They just don't know it yet.

I see your truth, and I'll raise you that most of the media is literally owned, fed, and controlled by the gov't.

[roberth]

Freedom of the press, sure, as long as they operate within the parameters defined by the (D).

[Scanker19]

It starts with the Second, then the First.

[theGinsue]

I agree with everything you folks are saying.

[Dave_L]

Illusion of freedom*

[O2HeN2]

High speed printing presses, radio, TV and the internet didn't exist when the 1st Amendment was written, threfore, by the reasoning of the gun-control crowd, they aren't protected.

Only hand-operated screw presses are protected.

O2

[hammer03]

I bet Google (or the .gov) already knows.

Not tipping their hand, but if she interviewed him and took notes on her tablet, used email, a phone, etc, someone already knows.