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When these reporters make a promise, it’s for keeps

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By Gene Policinski
First Amendment Center

A promise is a promise.

It's as simple as that for two San Francisco Chronicle reporters who still will not identify a confidential news source, but who no longer face a threat of jail time for non-disclosure because a lawyer has admitted leaking federal grand jury testimony to them.

But it's not that simple for others, who object to the position taken by reporters Lance Williams and Mark…

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