885.14 Disclosure of information and sources by news person.
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885.14 Disclosure of information and sources by news person.
(1)Definition. In this section, “news person” means any of the following:
(a)Any business or organization that, by means of print, broadcast, photographic, mechanical, electronic, or other medium, disseminates on a regular and consistent basis news or information to the public, including a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical; book publisher; news agency; wire service; radio or television station or network; cable or satellite network, service, or carrier; or audio or audiovisual production company; and a parent, subsidiary, division, or affiliate of any of these businesses or organizations.
(b)Any person who is or has been engaged in gathering, receiving, preparing, or disseminating news or information to the public for an entity described in par.
(a), including any person supervising or assisting the person in gathering, receiving, preparing, or disseminating such news or information.
(2)Subpoenas issued to news person.
(a)Prohibition. Except as provided in par.
(b), no person having the power to issue a subpoena may issue a subpoena compelling a news person to testify about or produce or disclose any of the following that is obtained or prepared by the news person in the news person’s capacity in gathering, receiving, or preparing news or information for potential dissemination to the public:
1. The identity of a confidential source of any news or information.