Journalists’ confidential sources: Reform lessons from recent Australian shield law cases

Journalists’ confidential sources: Reform lessons from recent Australian shield law cases

That journalism, especially journalism delving into serious impropriety, relies heavily upon a journalist’s ability to honour promises of confiden­tiality to sources, and therefore needs protection, has been well acknowledged. Former Attorney-General Philip Ruddock in proposing protec­tion for journ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fernandez, Joseph
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pacific Media Centre, AUT University 2014
Subjects:
shield law
media law
confidential sources
statutory shield
Australia
sources
investigative journalism
Online Access:http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=299124904213750;res=IELHSS
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20663

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20663

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