Committee backs Mac sites

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 12 news organizations filed papers that a California judge reconsider his refusal to shield the publishers from Apple's inquiries about sources for insider information. The organizations include the Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times and Hearst. "We thought the order would set a dangerous precedent and make it more difficult for journalists to cover stories," said Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Reporters Committee and lawyer for the news groups. "There's a trend right now toward government and private parties using journalists as investigators for their cases." Judge James Kleinberg of Santa Clara County Superior Court in San Jose, Calif., on March 3 decided Apple could subpoena two online news sites, the e-mail service provider for one of the sites, and the publisher of a third Web site.

by MacNN Staff