Time Magazine To Hand Over Reporter Notes

Time Magazine to Hand Over Reporter Notes

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlates...109098,00.html

Thursday June 30, 2005 2:01 PM

NEW YORK (AP) - Time Inc. said Thursday it would comply with a court order to deliver the notes of a reporter threatened with jail in the investigation of the leak of an undercover CIA officer's name.

U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan is threatening to jail Matthew Cooper of Time and Judith Miller of The New York Times for contempt for refusing to disclose their sources.

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the reporters' appeal and the grand jury investigating the leak expires in October. The reporters, if in jail, would be freed at that time.

In a statement, Time said it believes ``the Supreme Court has limited press freedom in ways that will have a chilling effect on our work and that may damage the free flow of information that is so necessary in a democratic society.'' '

But it also said that despite its concerns, it will turn over the records to the special counsel investigating the leak.

if things like this dont show everyone the way this country is heading then i dont know what will.....

they all ready say americans are the least informed people.... 1984 anyone????