The House Judiciary Committee today unanimously voted to advance a bill that would remove the sunset provision in Hawaii’s so-called “Journalist Shield Law,” otherwise known as Act 210 (HB2557) from the 2008 Legislative session. The law gives the press (“journalists and newscasters”) some protections against being forced to reveal sources or unpublished information gathered in [...]
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Journalist Shield Law Extension Advances
February 22nd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Blogs, Government, Media, Politics
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Hawaii Mulls Journalism Shield Law
March 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Hawaii, Media, Politics, The Web
From the irrepressible Malia Zimmerman, editor of Hawaii Reporter, a call for testimony in support of HB 2557 HD1, which limits “compelled disclosure of sources or unpublished information” for journalists — otherwise known as a “journalism shield law.” HB 2557 HD1 “relating to evidence” will be heard this Thursday in the Senate Judiciary Committee beginning [...]
