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☆ Judge holds veteran journalist Catherine Herridge in contempt for refusing to reveal her sources
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A federal judge on Thursday held veteran journalist Catherine Herridge in contempt of court, fining her $800 a day for refusing to divulge her sources for a series of stories published in 2017 while she was a correspondent at Fox News. Citing documents reviewed by Fox News, Herridge reported that Chen was the subject of an investigation by the FBI. In an effort to prove her case, Chen subpoenaed Herridge and Fox News, with the hope of unmasking the reporting’s sources. Fox News and Herridge aggressively fought the move, arguing that Cooper should quash the subpoenas because of First Amendment protections afforded to the press. The legislation would offer important safeguards to journalists, including preventing the government from compelling reporters to disclose their sources.

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“Allowing confidential sources to be ordered revealed means that the public will have less information. Abrams represented New York Times reporter Judith Miller, who spent 85 days in jail after being held in contempt for refusing to divulge a source in an investigation of leaks about an undercover CIA agent. “The First Amendment interest in protecting journalists’ sources is at its highest in cases, like this, involving reporting on national security,” Philbin wrote in court papers. That settlement resulted in a contempt order being vacated against a journalist who was being asked to name her sources. Courts have recognized that journalists have a limited privilege to keep confidential their sources, allowing reporters to block subpoenas in the past.

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☆ A former Fox News correspondent is refusing to reveal a source. Her fate is now in a judge’s hands
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Citing documents reviewed by Fox News, Herridge reported that Chen was the subject of a federal probe. In an effort to prove her case, Chen subpoenaed Herridge and Fox News, with the hope of unmasking the source(s) for the stories. Fox News and Herridge aggressively fought the move, arguing that Cooper should quash the subpoenas because of First Amendment protections afforded to the press. Journalists should not be forced to disclose confidential sources,” a Fox News spokesperson said in a statement to me. “It will make other reporters who can’t afford a legal fight let alone harsh sanctions think twice about promising sources confidentiality.

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☆ Journalist Catherine Herridge reported a scientist was under FBI investigation. Now a judge is ordering her to reveal her source
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The order came as a result of a lawsuit filed by Chinese American scientist Yanping Chen against the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Citing documents reviewed by Fox News, Herridge reported that Chen was the subject of a federal counterintelligence probe. Representatives for Herridge, Fox News, and CBS News did not comment when I sent them inquiries. “The bipartisan PRESS Act, which is currently pending in Congress, would ban compelled disclosure of journalists’ sources and protect reporters from other surveillance. Putting a reporter’s shield into federal law is essential to protect journalists, sources, and the public’s right to know.”

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CNN —Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor, who became as well known for her remarkable music as her personal struggles, has died, according to RTE, Ireland’s public broadcaster. 1 in 1990, buoyed by the music video which featured O’Connor, with close-cropped hair and a dark turtleneck. In recent years, O’Connor was open about her struggle with addiction and mental health, and detailed her experience in her 2021 memoir “Rememberings.”Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor performing in Dublin in 2003. Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor at her home in County Wicklow, Republic Of Ireland in 2012. “Really sorry to hear of the passing of Sinéad O’Connor,” Varadkar wrote on Twitter.

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