Five-year study shows media subpoenas on the rise: responding news organizations received 3,519 subpoenas in 1993

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A survey of 900 news organizations revealed that 81% of broadcasters and 42% of newspapers received subpoenas during the five years from 1989 to 1993. A total of 3,519 subpoenas was reported. The majority of subpoenas were complied with, but when the press organization chose to fight, the media won 81% of the subpoena motions. Among the subpoenas, 25% were requests for broadcasted material, 16% were requests for raw tape, 12% requested published articles and 11% requested notes. Confidential sources and information were sought in only 3.8% of subpoenas.

United States, Usage, Subpoena

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Bid to enforce subpoenas shows Fleming's contempt

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The Senate's Temporary Special Independent Counsel Peter Fleming, in his investigation of classified information leaks, subpoenaed five journalists. Fleming claimed the leaks violated the Privacy Act or 18 USC 641 and, therefore, the press should obey the subpoenas. Fleming not only asked for the journalists' sources but also for explanations of what he believed were discrepancies in their stories with what was reported and for their telephone records. The Senate, however, did not support Fleming and the subpoenas were not enforced.

Laws, regulations and rules, Investigations, Political aspects, Freedom of the press, Governmental investigations, Government investigations, Fleming, Peter E.

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Search effort rebuffed, prosecutor subpoenas photos

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that unpublished photographs are not protected by the state's press shield law as a confidential source. A news photographer, who took pictures of a labor dispute where a man was arrested for assaulting police officers, was subpoenaed to turn over the photographs after her editor refused to permit a warranted search. The court ordered the photographer to comply with the subpoena, but the newspaper is considering an appeal.

Cases, Photographs

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