The Listening Post -Media control in Iran - 26 June 09 - PT2

In part two The Listening Posts Salah Khadr on the fight of a journalist to keep her sources confidential. Authorities in Northern Ireland tried to force Suzanne Breen to hand over information relating to a paramilitary group called the Real Irish Republican Army. Earlier this year, the Real IRA claimed responsibility for an attack in Northern Ireland that left two British soldiers dead. The journalist refused to reveal her sources, saying that her life would be in danger if she gave police that information. The core issue here: when does the state have the right to force a journalist to hand over details about their sources?