Americans Back Newsman Privilege in Court Says Gallup
A Gallup poll finds 62 percent of Americans favor protecting reporters from revealing sources in court, up from 57 percent last November. Watergate and Agnew investigations spur renewed debate as reporters face subpoenas for source information amid government cases.
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