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Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Student reporters would get shield law coverage
By Andy Rosen
Andy@MarylandReporter.com
The state’s shield law for professional journalists would be extended to unpaid student reporters, under a bill moving through the House of Delegates.
The bill, which is headed for a final vote in the chamber within a few days, would close what some see as a loophole in the state law. The shield law prevents journalists from being compelled by law to reveal their confidential sources.