The Rule Relating to the News Media-Informant Privilege Is That

Multiple Choice

The rule relating to the news media-informant privilege is that:

A) there is a canon of journalistic ethics forbidding the disclosure of sources of information that must be recognized at law.
B) this is a common law privilege and is claimed in the same manner as the husband-wife privilege.
C) in the absence of a statute, communications to a newspaper editor or to a reporter are not privileged.
D) the privilege is more important than the trial court's interest in enforcing its order and a defendant's right to a fair trial.