Talk:Reporter's privilege

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Several legal references I've seen ([4][5]) spell it "reporter's privilege", rather than "reporters' privilege," as used here. Are there some cases where the privilege should be used as referring only a single reporter rather than plural reporters? Or perhaps the singular is more accepted in legal circles, in which case this page should be moved to the correct spelling. --Quantum 7 00:52, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your observation appears to be correct.[6] I think it's fair to move it. Chicken Wing (talk) 06:52, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The intro should probably have a note that says it is sometimes referred to as reporters' privilege or journalist's privilege. Chicken Wing (talk) 06:55, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I tagged Reporter's privilege with {{db-move}} to start the move process. We can fix up the intro afterwards. I did find several credible references which use "reporters' privilege" in their titles (presumably to address the rights of many reporters), but "reporter's privilege" is used exclusively within the text.^[1]^[2]^[3] I still think that the page should be moved. --Quantum 7 00:00, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The move occurred while I was drafting the above message on the old talk. I'm including it here for completeness. --Quantum 7 00:00, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Stephen Bates. "Getting to the Source: The curious evolution of reporters' privilege." Slate. Dec. 26, 2003. Accessed Feb 11, 2013. [1]
^ "Reporters' Privilege" Electronic Frontier Foundation. Accessed Feb 11, 2013. [2]
^ TITLE 10: CHAPTER 43. Subchapter II. Reporters' Privilege. Deleware Courts and Judicial Procedure. Accessed Feb 11, 2013. [3]

[1] Stephen Bates. "Getting to the Source: The curious evolution of reporters' privilege." Slate. Dec. 26, 2003. Accessed Feb 11, 2013. [1]

[2] "Reporters' Privilege" Electronic Frontier Foundation. Accessed Feb 11, 2013. [2]

[3] TITLE 10: CHAPTER 43. Subchapter II. Reporters' Privilege. Deleware Courts and Judicial Procedure. Accessed Feb 11, 2013. [3]

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