Jan. 6, 1959: Paul Coates Confidential File – My Responsibilities as Your Reporter

Posted on January 6, 2019 by lmharnisch

L.A. Mirror, 1959, L.A. Times, 2009

Jan. 6, 1959: Paul Coates writes about protecting his sources, citing the case of New York Herald Tribune writer Marie Torre, who was sentenced to 10 days in jail for refusing to reveal her source for a story about Judy Garland.

Coates’ column originally appeared in the L.A. Mirror in 1959 and was republished on latimes.com in 2009.

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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times
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