Federal judge orders reporter to hand over video recordings of anti-war protests
In ordering a Chicago reporter to submit all tapes and materials of anti-war protests, a federal judge found no constitutional basis for reporter’s privilege. -DB Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press May 8, 2009 By Samantha Fredrickson A reporter for a cable-access show in Chicago was ordered by a federal magistrate judge last week to hand over every video recording he made documenting anti-war protests from 2003 to 2005. The reporter, Martin Conlisk, was