Shield laws and students: Threat to press freedom unacceptable

Back in October of 2009, Freedom of the Press was apparently a concern to Erika Stutzman, the present editorial page editor of the Daily Camera.

But when Fox News reporter Jana Winter is threatened with jail time, Erika is silent. Must not fit the narrative. Perhaps Erika’s silence is related to Jana’s employer, Fox News, or in Boulderspeak, Faux News.

Wow, if it doesn’t fit the narrative, are you willing to sit quietly on the sidelines if Jana Winter goes to jail?

Jana Winter Gets Reprieve but Could Still Be Jailed Over Holmes Scoop

“In all of the time that I have worked as a journalist, I have always maintained my commitments to sources to keep the identities of confidential sources safe from disclosure,” Winter said in an affidavit filed with the court. “As a result, I enjoy an excellent reputation as an investigative journalist among my peers, and, as importantly, among the sources upon whom I rely to obtain information for my reporting. If this reputation were tarnished, it would severely compromise my ability to gather news, and would assuredly result in critical reports on public issues never seeing the light of the day.”

 

Time to speak up for your journalistic counterparts Erika… or not.

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