CBS journalist Catherine Herridge is facing legal action for protecting her sources, leading to her termination by the network. The National Press Club and various individuals express support for Herridge's stance, emphasizing the importance of safeguarding journalistic sources despite political differences. Calls for the Senate to pass the PRESS Act to protect reporters' freedom in such situations are made.
National Press Club is out with the following statement on Catherine Herridge: “We stand with Catherine Herridge on the principal of protecting her source.... Also we believe her former employer, Fox News, should do more to stand beside her in this matter.” https://t.co/FsIL10r3Qc
Holding a journalist in contempt for protecting their sources is an affront to core principles of press freedom. It is another reason why the Senate should quickly pass the PRESS (Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying) Act. https://t.co/uXRcbdep2b
Make no mistake: Holding a journalist in contempt for protecting her sources will send a cold wind whipping through newsrooms across America. https://t.co/TaCX2oX6Sw
Reminder: journalists are supposed to support any journalist who refuses to give up their source. It's considered not only heroic but obligatory to defy court orders to protect one's source, as @CBS_Herridge is now forced to do, even if you think she doesn't share your politics. https://t.co/LgnvQ2XHaS
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
1) Herridge works on stories that make Biden family uncomfortable 2) CBS fires her and tries to seize her material 3) Feds go after her in court https://t.co/V2EhiTzuGg
Damn Shame. I stand with @CBS_Herridge https://t.co/jCPZq2Kw1L