YOUR RIGHT TO PROTECT ANONYMOUS SOURCES

“In neither Canada nor the United States do reporters have a blanket right to keep sources anonymous based on constitutional rights of free expression.  Nevertheless, in applying common law or statutory shield laws, courts north and south of the border have acknowledged that reporters should be able to do so where there is not a compelling reason to override that right.

So, what should reporters know about promising anonymity to their sources?” – Grant Buckler, CJFE

http://www.cjfe.org/your_right_to_protect_anonymous_sources