Certainly Quote by Floyd Abrams

There is no higher claim to journalistic integrity than going to jail to protect a source.

— Thomas Frank

There's no question that sources sometimes have interests aside from the truth when they talk to reporters. That's why reporters have to very aggressively…

— Bill Keller

Reporters, even flawed reporters, should not be jailed for protecting even flawed sources.

— Judith Miller

When you have mass surveillance, it's impossible to meet the intent of the First Amendment because reporters can't talk to sources because sources are…

— Pierre Omidyar

Anyone who knows anything about journalism knows that reporters are rarely in a position to investigate anything. They lack the authority to subpoena witnesses,…

— Irving Kristol

It's always unfortunate when a reporter is sent behind bars for failing to turn over sources. There's no way to say what the long-term…

— Judy Woodruff

When reporters are in the business of obtaining hard facts that service the free flow of information, journalists should have a right to obtain…

— Rod Lurie

Certainly, when it comes to my profession as a journalist, that allows the government to trace what you're reporting, who you're talking to, and…

— Laura Poitras

Simply stated, sometimes journalists can only get their information from informants who must remain anonymous in order to protect their careers and sometimes even…

— Rod Lurie

There is an obligation both moral, but also legal, I believe, against a reporter disclosing something which would so severely compromise national security.

— Peter King

A basic rule of life for reporters is that you should spend your time talking with and learning about people who are not sending…

— James Fallows

“we reporters are not all that incentivized to determine whether the underlying facts behind the leaks are truth or fiction. The fact that an…

— John Gilstrap