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There's a disturbing trend in the American courts: the punishment of journalists for doing their jobs. The latest victim: Toni Locy, journalism professor and former USA Today reporter.
Federal Court Judge Reggie B. Walton is charging Locy with contempt of court for not revealing a source who supplied her with information for a story about the Feds' investigation into anthrax attacks back in 2001.
Contempt wouldn't be so bad, but Walton is seeking to bankrupt Locy if she doesn't fess up to who provided her with the information--$500 daily this week, $1,000 daily next week, and then $5,000 per day after that.
Isn't government-sanctioned extortion fun, kids?
Locy can't pay the fine, not on a reporter's or university professor's salary.
What's next Judge Walton? Waterboarding?
Is this going to be more common occurrence since the judicial ice was broken with Judith Miller?
It's like America has turned into China. How long until journalists are jailed or outrageously fined for "revealing state secrets?"
That's too bad
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MISLEADING!
Wow, talk about biased and misleading, the sources are being sought in connection with a PRIVATE CIVIL SUIT by one of the people that she named in her article as a person of interest... someone never charged with a crime. He's suing the federal government and HIS lawyers want the sources. This has ZERO to do with the government trying to bully the journalist. Check your facts, Jason.