Want a shield law? Then fire the editor

In an extraordinary demand, the West Australian government has refused to introduce shield laws to protect journalists' sources unless the state's only daily newspaper, The West Australian, sacks its editor, Paul Armstrong. Attorney-General Jim McGinty says: "With the shield go responsibilities. And when you get a newspaper that is bigoted, lies, cheats and deceives, my view is that you don't get the shield." Armstrong's measured response? "I could not give a fat rat's arse" what McGinty says. (Via The Australian)