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West, Natalie – Social Education, 2009
The First Amendment's guarantee of an independent press that may freely collect and disseminate news is often considered the bedrock of American democracy. Yet more than a century and a half after the "New York Herald's" John Nugent became the first American reporter jailed for refusing to identify a confidential source, reporters…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Confidentiality, Democratic Values, Intellectual History