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Newsmen’s Right to Withhold Sources Debated in Congress
Washington debate centers on a statutory privilege protecting reporters from revealing confidential information or unnamed sources gathered in their work. Despite Supreme Court limits in 1972, House and Senate hearings in February explore restoring protection as critics warn subpoenas chill investigative reporting and public accountability.
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