Shield laws

== November 2004 example showing mayor's office corruption elsewhere: == 
A TV reporter, Jim Taricani of WJAR in Providence, R.I., was convicted of criminal contempt for refusing to say who leaked a FBI videotape of a politician taking a bribe. He could get up to six months behind bars.
This is an assult on journalistic freedom. No reporter should ever have to pay that price for honestly and legally reporting the news.
== November 2004: mayor's and governor's loose-lips: == 
A PG reporter, Tim McNulty, released a lead story about the city's bailout and the removal of the Act 47's safety net of a possible court-ordered commuter tax (on incomes). PG story The legislatures took the possibility away in the closing moments of the recent legislative session. However, in a reported conversation, a loop-hole was talked about among the mayor, the governor and others on Grant Street.
City Council President, Gene Ricciardi, was pushing for a full investigation with the District Attorney. "Trust was violated," said Hertzberg, Peduto, Murphy. Were wire tap laws broken?
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* Shield laws-plank
* Shield laws-editorial-PG from October 2007
== Many are ignored by Tom Murphy. ==
Certain political leaders won't call back certain media outlets and reporters. There is a duty to be civil in our dealings.