Shield Law Is for Print Media Only, Michigan Court Says
A television producer who refused to give interview tapes to a grand jury is not covered by a law protecting reporters and their sources because the law only applies to the print media, a court has ruled.
The decision would permit the jailing of Bradley Stone, a producer for WJBK-TV in Detroit. However, an attorney for Stone said she would appeal the ruling.
A Michigan Court of Appeals panel, which March 21 barred Stone’s jailing for contempt, reversed itself last week, saying the producer was not covered by the state shield law, which protects reporters and their sources.
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