SPJ Holding Obama To His Pledge To Support Shield Law

The Society of Professional Journalists is holding President-elect Barack Obama to his pledge of support for a federal shield law. "We call on the President-elect to make good on his campaign comments that he will continue to support the passage of a federal shield law," SPJ President Dave Aeikens said in a statement Thursday. "This is a critical piece of legislation to continue to assure the flow of information."