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In a case with potentially far-reaching press freedom implications, a federal judge in Washington is weighing whether to hold in contempt a veteran journalist who has refused to identify her ...
A federal judge on Thursday held veteran journalist Catherine Herridge in contempt of court, fining her $800 a day for refusing to divulge her sources for a series of stories published in 2017 ...
Veteran TV news correspondent Catherine Herridge did not answer questions regarding her 2017 reporting for Fox News on an FBI investigation into Dr. Yanping Chen.
Pages in category "Journalists imprisoned for refusing to reveal sources" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Josh Wolf, March 2009. Joshua Selassie "Josh" Wolf [1] (born June 8, 1982) is an American freelance journalist and internet videoblogger [2] who was jailed by a Federal district court on August 1, 2006, for refusing to turn over a collection of videotapes he recorded during a July 2005 demonstration in San Francisco, California.
Brian James Karem (born March 10, 1961) is White House correspondent for Playboy [1] and political analyst for CNN. [2] He also hosts the "Just Ask The Question" podcast. [3]In 1991, Karem received the National Press Club Freedom of the Press award for refusing to reveal his sources in a story related to the killing of a police officer in Texas.
Catherine Herridge, of CBS News, declined to reveal her source(s) for 2017 stories she reported on during her time at Fox News, defying an alarming court order.
The courts, however, recognized that a journalist could spend the rest of his life in jail if he refuses to divulge his sources on moral principle. In 1974, a California State Court of Appeal determined in In re Farr (36 C.A. 3d 577, 1974) that a procedure had to be adopted that allowed the courts to hold a hearing to consider a contempt of ...