Comments on: Investigative Reporters (Even Unpaid Bloggers) Closer Than Ever to Legal Protection http://www.mediaite.com/online/investigative-reporters-and-even-unpaid-bloggers-closer-than-ever-to-legal-protection/ Mediaite Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=2012.06 By: martinac http://www.mediaite.com/online/investigative-reporters-and-even-unpaid-bloggers-closer-than-ever-to-legal-protection/#comment-8369 martinac Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:38:14 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=40850#comment-8369 Though U.S. law provides leadership in its strong protection of journalists in libel cases, it can learn from international examples in other ways, said Toby Mendel, Law Program director of press freedom advocate Article 19. Other countries see the right to information as a basic human right, not a matter of government efficiency or reform. The U.S. could benefit from seeing access to information as a constitutional right, and viewing protection of sources as a right, as some other countries do. <a href="http://www.vitabits.de/tee" rel="nofollow">grüner tee</a> Though U.S. law provides leadership in its strong protection of journalists in libel cases, it can learn from international examples in other ways, said Toby Mendel, Law Program director of press freedom advocate Article 19. Other countries see the right to information as a basic human right, not a matter of government efficiency or reform. The U.S. could benefit from seeing access to information as a constitutional right, and viewing protection of sources as a right, as some other countries do.

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