Saturday, November 14, 2009
Ill. Prosecutors Seek Journalism Students' Grades - ABC News
No one likes to be shown up; but, I think these prosecutors are out-of-line.
I'm siding with the professor and his students...
I'm siding with the professor and his students...
The Associated Press' Karen Hawkins reports on it:
"'Students are rewarded for advancing the cause of truth, regardless of where the facts lead them,' he said.
The American Society of News Editors is asking Alvarez's office to reconsider the subpoenas, calling them 'a wide-ranging, unfounded sweep for information' that violates the Illinois reporters' privilege statute. That statute protects reporters from having to reveal their sources and other information uncovered during newsgathering, including notes and e-mails.
Meanwhile, prosecutors have declined to release records of the police officers who were involved in McKinney's case, and have also rebuffed a Protess offer to release students' grades in exchange for prosecutors' performance reviews.
Benn, the former Protess student, said he thinks the prosecutors' motives are clear.
'The state's attorney's office is trying to save itself from the embarrassment of students finding another innocent man in prison,' he said."
