TNG-CWA strongly supports a Shield Law, a version of which is now before the Congress.
From the CWA Legislative Spotlight newsletter: "Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee took up the proposed shield law, which passed overwhelmingly in the House last March. This legislation establishes a qualified privilege for reporters to withhold the names of confidential sources who provide information under promise of confidentiality. Many important stories in recent years have been broken because of anonymous whistleblowers; examples include stories that detailed abuse at Walter Reed Medical Center; safety problems at nuclear power plants and massive fraud at Enron."
