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Journalists have (some) protection against being forced to testify about sources. I guess it becomes a philosophical question at that point whether being a journalist is an occupation or an action.



Wrong again. At the federal level, journalists have no such protection.

https://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/journalists_privil...


That article says 30 states have such laws, however, and another source indicated 49 states (plus DC).




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