Via nytimes.
The Escambia County district attorney, Stephen Billy, brought the felony charges against Sherry Digmon, the publisher and co-owner of Atmore News in Atmore, Ala., and Don Fletcher, a reporter, based on an article that the newspaper published on Oct. 25.
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Ms. Digmon, 72, and Mr.Fletcher, 69, were arrested on Friday and charged with one count each of revealing grand jury evidence in the article. They were released on $10,000 bonds.
They will win. It will cost them lots of money to defend journalism. I hope they get some financial assistance from bigger publications.
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