R.I. Reporter Found Guilty In Trial for Not Naming Source (washingtonpost.com)
Reporter Jim Taricani, despite living with a heart transplant, would rather go to jail than reveal the name of his source, who revealed a tape of the mayor of Providence taking a bribe. Unlike the federal judge who is holding Taricani in contempt, Taricani recognizes that the First Amendment requires that reporters be able to preserve their access to sources by promising confidentiality if a free press is to fulfill its duty to inform the public.