A federal judge, appointed by Obama, has held veteran journalist Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to divulge the source behind her 2017 series of stories about Chinese American scientist Yanping Chen. The stories, published while Herridge was working for Fox News, centered around Chen, who was under federal investigation but never charged. Herridge, a former reporter for CBS and Fox News, has been fined $800 per day by the Biden administration until she complies with the court's order to reveal her source. The case has raised significant concerns among press freedom advocates, highlighting the potential implications for journalistic confidentiality and the protection of sources.
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Judge Holds Herridge In Contempt for Refusing to Reveal Source https://t.co/wCk4Vq6YMk
A Judge holds a veteran journalist in civil contempt for refusing to reveal her sources in a case closely watched by advocates, who say forcing journalists to betray a promise of confidentiality could make sources think twice before sharing information. https://t.co/3hslcK6guX
A federal judge held former CBS News and Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge in civil contempt on Thursday for refusing to reveal her sources for a series of stories about a Chinese-American scientist who was being investigated by the FBI. https://t.co/xreychWEZW
A federal judge held veteran investigative reporter Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to divulge her source, imposing a fine of $800 per day. https://t.co/G67bujvXt5
A D.C. federal judge found veteran journalist Catherine Herridge in civil contempt of his order to reveal her sources for a series of stories she wrote while at Fox News about a Chinese American scientist who was the subject of a federal investigation. https://t.co/soXHpvQu8N
Journalist Catherine Herridge held in civil contempt for refusing to divulge source | AP News https://t.co/rPJ6cYuD4A
Good on @CNNThisMorning & @Kasie Hunt. Even though it was only 13 seconds, this was the ONLY mention on broadcast OR cable news -- ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FNC, MSNBC, & NN -- of a federal court deciding to hold Catherine Herridge in contempt for not burning sources from a 2017 story https://t.co/uBHCLdmD4g
Good on @CNNThisMorning & @Kasie Hunt. Even though it was a 13-second brief, this was the ONLY mention on broadcast OR cable news -- ABC, CBS, NBC, FNC, CNN, or MSNBC -- of the federal court deciding to hold Catherine Herridge in contempt for not burning sources from a 2017 story https://t.co/1Y3SdqMzzB
This is INSANE: Judge holds veteran journalist Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to divulge source https://t.co/PgXIsULZZK
Judge holds Catherine Herridge in contempt for refusing to expose source https://t.co/w68VVybpyB https://t.co/w68VVybpyB
Good for Catherine and the Judge holding her in contempt for not revealing her sources should be fired. https://t.co/BhOnkgOkNb
A serious First Amendment issue: 'Judge holds veteran journalist Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to divulge source.' From @AP: https://t.co/sj9Qmz1p8x
Journalist Catherine Herridge Held In Civil Contempt For Refusing To Divulge Source https://t.co/MPz6m7iDux
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Veteran investigative journalist Catherine Herridge @CBS_Herridge has been found in contempt of court for not revealing her source in a series of reports about a Chinese scientist who was investigated by the FBI. Herridge will be fined $800 per day. Read: https://t.co/w3lNk3mkQI
A federal judge held veteran investigative reporter Catherine Herridge in civil contempt on Thursday for refusing to divulge her source for a series of stories during her time at Fox News about a Chinese American scientist who was investigated by the... https://t.co/9ICDrDHkpM
Judge Holds Catherine Herridge in Contempt Over Confidential Sources Case https://t.co/81OJ4iVgDo
BREAKING: Judge holds Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for not divulging source - https://t.co/4p6tE8Sgj0
Judge Holds Ex-Fox Reporter Catherine Herridge In Contempt For Not Divulging Sources https://t.co/SyQdGqX7Nn
Judge Holds Veteran Journalist Catherine Herridge in Civil Contempt for Refusing to Divulge Source https://t.co/qa1QXQV0n5
A federal judge held investigative reporter Catherine Herridge in civil contempt on Thursday for refusing to divulge her source for a 2017 series of Fox News stories about a Chinese American scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged. https://t.co/nYnTjPx7rQ
JUST IN: Judge holds Catherine Herridge in contempt for refusing to expose source https://t.co/roglgMTGQp https://t.co/roglgMTGQp
A federal judge has found Catherine Herridge in civil contempt of his order that she reveal the source of stories she wrote when she worked for Fox News https://t.co/JyUj4X3TOp
WEAPONIZATION: Obama-appointed federal judge rules that journalist Catherine Herridge MUST reveal her confidential sources or pay the Biden administration $800/day. CBS recently seized and then returned @CBS_Herridge's notes after firing her without explanation. https://t.co/u98oRYYoF7 https://t.co/FLiPPJbnAM
PRESS FREEDOM: A federal judge is holding investigative reporter @CBS_Herridge in civil contempt, and fining her $800/day for not revealing source on a 2017 FBI story, which is the subject of a defamation lawsuit. https://t.co/6IBCzwPxRD
In a case that has worried press advocates, veteran journalist Catherine Herridge was held in contempt and ordered to pay $800 per day until she reveals the source for a series of stories she wrote about Chinese American scientist Yanping Chen. https://t.co/kNiXm6lBtG
Judge holds journalist in contempt for refusing to name source https://t.co/o5tSkyxqg3
"Veteran journalist Catherine Herridge was held in contempt on Thursday and ordered to pay $800 per day until she reveals the source for a series of stories she wrote about Chinese American scientist Yanping Chen." https://t.co/39R3Ob370T
Judge holds veteran journalist Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to divulge source https://t.co/IjFAx83PZz
JUST IN: A federal judge has found former CBS/Fox reporter Catherine Herridge in civil contempt of court, fining her $800 a day until she reveals the source of a story that is the subject of a defamation/leak lawsuit. https://t.co/hIF79vwhTt https://t.co/SYwVlswO1R
BREAKING: Judge holds veteran journalist Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to divulge source https://t.co/hqDM3l0GxW
NEW: A judge has held veteran investigative reporter Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to divulge her source for a series of Fox News stories about a Chinese American scientist who was under federal investigation. https://t.co/8Z0ljCYY3a
Judge holds reporter Catherine Herridge in civil contempt https://t.co/KBzffkUVBR https://t.co/q2tjO49VLW
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge holds ex-CBS and Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to divulge source of stories
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge holds ex-CBS and Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to divulge source of stories.
This just in: former Fox/CBS News journalist Catherine Herridge has been held in contempt for not revealing the source of her 2017 stories about a Chinese-American scientist. She must pay $800 per day, which will be stayed for 30 days or until she can appeal. Story coming soon