Journalist escapes prison

Title

Journalist escapes prison

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

12 Dec 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:22

Description

A journalist who was under threat of being sent to jail for protecting the source of a story he had written has had his case adjourned by a High Court judge. William Goodwin is going to the House of Lords against a court order demanding he hand over the information. James Matthews reports.

Contributors

James Matthews; William Goodwin; Geoffrey Bindman

Keywords

Human rights; Freedom of expression; House of Lords; Courts; Legal decisions; Journalists; Appeals; Justice Hoffman; William Goodwin; The Engineer (magazine)

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