Realistically, I don't think there's any conversation with a journalist that involves an expectation of privacy, especially those famous 'off the record' conversations!
I don't know - this Teele was under investigation, he is a public official, and he's talking on the phone with a reporter - I'm not sure how much "privacy" Teele could reasonably be expect in such a circumstance. I think the subject FL law actually protects Defede in this instance, though I am not a lawyer.
Yeah, Karl Rove discovered thar , didn't he?
LOL...I read your post so quickly, I didn't realize that I agree with you!! :)
The subject of whether journalists should be treated the same as everyone else under the law has come up a lot lately. Many people think that journalists should be treated differently. I disagree. Who is a journalist? Which laws are they exempt from? If the law itself doesn't answer these questions, then any exemption for anyone means that there is, in effect, no law. Should Dan Rather enjoy privileges not enjoyed by FR's Buckhead? Which privileges? Those specified by Dan Rather? Nonsense!