The Free Flow of Information Act of 2007

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/69258677@N00/549774427/) [Media Sphere – A Cnet Blog](https://www.flickr.com/photos/69258677@N00/549774427/) Originally uploaded by [Insurgent](https://www.flickr.com/people/69258677@N00/) I headed to Washington DC last month to meet with members of Congress and their staff about the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 which had just been introduced days before my visit. For those that don’t know, the bill would extend the same protections journalists are afforded in most state courts to the Federal level. These laws are generally known as shield laws and offer legal protections against forcing journalists to testify about their work, and there is some level of shield afforded to journalists in almost every state. So why are these shield laws important, and why should journalists be afforded this protection in the first place… Come check out the [rest](https://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13508_1-9729870-19.html?tag=head) of my perspective on the issue at my brand new blog [Media Sphere](https://blogs.cnet.com/mediasphere).