JOURNALISTS will be protected from harsh penalties, including jail sentences, when they reveal confidential government secrets under sweeping legal reforms.
In a move likely to usher in a new era of press freedom, the Rudd Government will toughen shield laws to protect journalists having to reveal their "deep throat" sources.
Journalists to be legally protected when revealing secrets
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