Forum talks with law experts about journalism shield laws and speaks with two San Francisco Chronicle reporters who face jail time for not disclosing the source of leaked testimony from the Barry Bonds steroid case.
Journalism Shield Laws and the Barry Bonds Case
Guests:
Geoffrey Stone, law professor at the University of Chicago and author of the recent New York Times article "In Leak Cases, New Pressure on Journalists"
Jane Kirtley, the Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law and director of the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law at the University of Minnesota's School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Lance Williams , staff reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle and co-author of "Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, Balco, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports".
Mark Fainaru-Wada, staff reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle and co-author of "Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, Balco, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports".
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