The Pros And Cons Of A Shield Law

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In regards to Journalism, a shield law is legislation designed to protect a reporters’ privilege, including the right of a reporter to refuse to testify as to information and/or sources of information obtained during the news gathering process. Currently, no federal shield law exists in the United States. Personally, if a shield law was in place at the national level, the question of “how far would you go to protect an anonymous source?” would be simple. With a shield law in place protecting reporter privilege, and with no threat of jail time for refusing to revel a source, I would be more than willing to protect a source. However, with no shield law in place the lines become blurred. South Dakota also does not have a shield law in place at