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‘The day I disclose, my career is over’: the journalist facing an $800 daily fine to keep her sources secret

If Catherine Herridge’s petition to the US supreme court fails, she’ll be on the hook for a daily fine until she discloses her sources – a case unsettling press freedom organizations

The Guardian - US

Catherine Herridge Faces $800-a-Day Fine as Supreme Court Backs Hunt for FBI Leaker

The US Supreme Court has upheld daily fines against journalist Catherine Herridge in a case testing press freedom and source protection, following her reporting on a Chinese American scientist investigated by the FBI.

International Business Times UK

Supreme Court refuses to halt $800 daily fine for news reporter who won’t divulge sources

The case has been being closely watched by media advocates who say it could make sources think twice before providing information that could expose government wrongdoing

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Reporter urges US supreme court to halt ruling forcing her to reveal sources or pay $800-a-day fine

Catherine Herridge makes final bid to stave off penalty related to series of stories she wrote in 2017 for Fox News

The Guardian - US

D.C. Circuit Rejects Journalist's Privilege Claim in Privacy Act Case Involving Fox News

From Chen v. FBI, decided Tuesday by D.C. Circuit Judge Gregory Katsas, joined by Judges Michelle Childs and Harry Edwards:… The post D.C. Circuit Rejects Journalist's Privilege Claim in Privacy Act Case Involving Fox News appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

The quiet war on press freedom

It happened under Trump — and under Obama: The U.S. is using bad law to crack down on investigative journalism

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A former Fox News reporter who is refusing to divulge her sources could be held in contempt of court

A federal judge in Washington is weighing whether to hold in contempt a veteran journalist who has refused to identify her sources for stories about a Chinese scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged

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