Reporters need legislation to protect sources

The House this week overwhelmingly passed legislation protecting reporters and their sources, and we urge the Senate to do the same.

The Free Flow of Information Act would bring federal protection of confidential sources, meaning reporters could not be compelled to reveal who gave them information.

Reporters could still be ordered to disclose sources if the information was deemed necessary to stop act an act of terrorism, for example, but would protect most news sources from being publicly revealed.