Journalists 'must protect whistleblowers'

Journalists 'must protect whistleblowers'


David Kelly denied being the main source of the BBC story
The apparent death of Dr David Kelly has put the spotlight back on the BBC 's refusal to name its source for the story that an Iraqi weapons dossier was "sexed up".
The missing weapons expert had been identified by the government as a contact of journalist Andrew Gilligan and the possible source of his reports - a claim questioned by the BBC and Dr Kelly himself.

The plight of Dr Kelly's family continued as Mr Gilligan made a second appearance before a Commons committee, which said journalists should be forced to name sources if speaking under Parliamentary privilege.

It is a demand likely to alarm many journalists, who are expected to honour a long-standing tradition of protecting those who come forward with information.

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'Golden rule'
Jeremy Dear, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists, said "whistleblowers" must be protected as they "will not come forward if they think they are going to be grassed up at a later stage".




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This is evidence how Journalists must keep quiet their sources!