Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, Jul 13, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Wednesday, Jul 13, 2005 |
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Letters The fourth estate
Confidentiality of the source is an essential part of the freedom of the Press. Journalists are accorded certain privileges so they can perform their role in a democracy. One must appreciate The New York Times reporter, Ms Judith Miller, for her decision to go to jail rather than reveal her source to a prosecutor investigating the Bush administration's leak of a CIA officer's identity. However, this has raised the age-old controversy over the freedom of the Press and professional ethics. D. Ramchandram Hyderabad
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