CHAPTER 4. JOURNALIST'S PRIVILEGE AGAINST DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION SOURCE
IC 34-46-4
Chapter 4. Journalist's Privilege Against Disclosure ofInformation Source
IC 34-46-4-1
Applicability of chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following persons:
(1) any person connected with, or any person who has beenconnected with or employed by:
(A) a newspaper or other periodical issued at regularintervals and having a general circulation; or
(B) a recognized press association or wire service;
as a bona fide owner, editorial or reportorial employee, whoreceives or has received income from legitimate gathering,writing, editing and interpretation of news; and
(2) any person connected with a licensed radio or televisionstation as owner, official, or as an editorial or reportorialemployee who receives or has received income from legitimategathering, writing, editing, interpreting, announcing orbroadcasting of news.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.42.
IC 34-46-4-2
Privilege against disclosure of source of information
Sec. 2. A person described in section 1 of this chapter shall not becompelled to disclose in any legal proceedings or elsewhere thesource of any information procured or obtained in the course of theperson's employment or representation of a newspaper, periodical,press association, radio station, television station, or wire service,whether:
(1) published or not published:
(A) in the newspaper or periodical; or
(B) by the press association or wire service; or
(2) broadcast or not broadcast by the radio station or televisionstation;
by which the person is employed.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.42.