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| Imprisoned freelance journalist to be released |
| 2007-04-03 |
| SAN FRANCISCO -- Josh Wolf, a blogger and freelance journalist who has spent 7 1/2 months in federal prison for defying a grand jury subpoena related to his coverage of an anarchist protest, turned over video footage to prosecutors today and will be released shortly, lawyers said. Under an agreement announced by Wolf's attorneys, he will not have to testify to the grand jury or identify any of the protesters shown in his video, which has been posted on his Web site. The deal was announced this morning after a second day of mediation Monday before a federal magistrate. Wolf, 24, was held in contempt of court by a federal judge last August and has been imprisoned longer than any other journalist in U.S. history for withholding information. It's a record! |
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