Shield Law Faces Key Test
USA Today, November 5, 2009
A lot of wrongdoing in government and elsewhere would remain hidden if honest insiders, who may fear going public, hadn't tipped off news reporters in exchange for promises of confidentiality. The public has a right to know about corruption and wrongdoing. Without a shield law, the public will simply know less.
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