Journalism and the First Amendment

Journalism and the First Amendment

Introduction

Reporter and journalists privileges are protected through the design of the shield law. Shield law provides the journalists with the right to refuse any testifying information or sources of information during the gathering of news or process of dissemination. No national shield laws have been enacted by the US federal government so far (Stovall, 2009). Many US states have applied shield laws for the protections of journalists and reporters in place. The shield law ensures that the journalists and news gathers must give their 100% in jobs and they must avoid dichotomy between ...