For those who have followed Josh Wolf’s story, you will be happy to know that he was released from prison following 7 and a half months behind bars for refusing to turn over his video coverage of a 2005 protest in San Francisco’s Mission District when a police officer was serverly injured. Prosecutors contend that Wolf, a blogger, is not a “legitimate journalist” and doesn’t have freedom of the press protection. Read today’s San Francisco Chronicle coverage of the whole story>>
You might be also interested in checking out Wolf’s site to see the footage in question.
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