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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Roy Greenslade

Reporters face jail for refusing to identify source

Another battle is looming in the States over journalists' rights to maintain anonymity for their sources. Federal prosecutors asked a judge yesterday to order two San Francisco Chronicle reporters to reveal who provided them with transcripts of grand jury testimony about athletes' use of performance-enhancing drugs. The reporters, Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, have refused to identify their sources and, if held to be in contempt of court, face a prison sentence. (Via SFGate: Top News Stories)

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