The Pitfalls of Newsgathering
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The document discusses some of the legal pitfalls that journalists may face when gathering news and information. These include trespassing, harassment, secret recording without consent, and issues around subpoenas and warrants. Laws around freedom of information and privacy are also mentioned. Common challenges involve trespassing cases, debates around buffer zones for public figures, differing wiretapping laws between one-party and all-party consent states, and situations where reporters must reveal sources or have their private spaces searched.
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