Letters to the Editor
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Protect Reporters?
"protecting reporters from inquisitive lawyers"
I really don't see this as any kind of a legal problem. Reporters do no have a national shield law, despite the fact that they behave as if they do. Fox News went to court in Florida in order to prove that media -- including reporters -- have a legal right to lie to the public. They won. Has any other profession gone to court to solicit such a ruling? Have doctors or lawyers gone to court to sue for the right to lie to their patients or to their clients and call it a First Amendment right? Please tell me if they have..
In the meantime, since media people demanded the legal right to lie to the public, I see no reason why they should also be legally prevented from telling the truth in front of the courts. It may be the only way to get a reporter to tell the truth.