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Committee introduces RS 32,170 to strengthen reporter-source protections; members ask for clarity on who qualifies as journalist
Summary
RS 32,170, introduced by Representative Marco Erickson, would add statutory protection for confidential sources in defined journalistic activities. Committee members asked for clarification about whether nontraditional or blog-like outlets would qualify and raised questions about defamation suits and enforcement.
Representative Marco Erickson presented RS 32,170 to the House Judiciary and Rules Administration Committee, describing it as a statutory clarification to protect confidential news sources in defined journalistic activities.
"It's protecting us as if any of you in this body have ever provided the media with a source or some sort of story and you wanted anonymity," Erickson…
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