Journalists Must be Allowed to Protect Their Sources
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Posted 09.23.2011
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UK
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The Metropolitan Police's attempt to force The Guardian to reveal confidential sources in relation to phone hacking was an unprecedented and worrying move. Protection of sources is a central tenet of journalism and covered both by the reporter's moral code and, more importantly, by law.
