IPI condemns U.S. journalist’s house arrest, says it encroaches on press freedom
On 9 December, U.S. District Judge Ernest C. Torres sentenced Jim Taricani, a Rhode Island investigative reporter with WJAR television, to six months’ house arrest. Prior to the sentencing hearing, on 18 November, Judge Torres had found Taricani guilty of criminal contempt. The case arose from Taricani’s refusal to divulge the name of the source […]
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