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Investigative journalist is sentenced in the USA, refused to reveal the confidential source

2024-03-01 11:03:31Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Investigative journalist is sentenced in the USA, refused to reveal the
Catherine Herridge

A federal judge on Thursday found investigative reporter Catherine Herridge guilty of contempt of court after she refused to disclose a confidential source.

A series of investigative reports by the veteran journalist, aired on Fox News while she was working for the network, tells the story of a Chinese-American scientist who was investigated by the FBI but not charged. Judge Christopher Cooper sentenced him to a fine of $800 a day until reporter Herridge discloses her source. The fine will not take effect immediately to give her time to appeal the decision.

Judge Cooper wrote that he "recognizes the supreme importance of a free press in American society" and the critical role of confidential sources in investigative journalism. But he said that the court "must also play its role in respecting the law and protecting the legal authority".

"Herridge and many of her journalism colleagues may disagree with the decision and prefer to strike a different balance, but she is not allowed to flout a federal court order with impunity," wrote Judge Cooper, who appointed by former President Barack Obama. Ms Herridge's lawyer, Patrick Philbin, declined to comment. The Fox News Network said in a statement that, "the conviction of a journalist for protecting a confidential source has a deeply chilling effect on the field of journalism."

The confidential source is being sought by Ms. Yanping Chen, who is suing the government for releasing details of a federal investigation into her statements on immigration documents about her work in a Chinese aeronautics program. Herridge, recently fired from CBS News, aired an investigative series on Fox News in 2017 that looked into Ms. Chen's ties to the Chinese military. The investigative series raised the question of whether the scientist was using the vocational school she founded in Virginia to help the Chinese government provide information on members of the US military.


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