Project for Excellence in Journalism

Journalists and the Jail Cell

October 23, 2006

Even though a reporter going to jail remains a rarity, it does happen. According to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, 21 journalists/writers have spent time locked up -- some of it very brief -- in the past 22 years for not disclosing sources or information. Various surveys have indicated that the public is generally wary and skeptical about the use of confidential sources, but understands the need for them under certain circumstances.

Read the full report at journalism.org