http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/business/media/20sources.html?_r=1&ref=world
I thought this article could tie in well with our article "Communicating Rights: Media, Rights Organizations, Education, And the Arts." This article discusses E.U. shield laws.
A shield law provides news reporters with the right to refuse to testify to information/sources of information used while gathering news. Basically, a reporter cannot be forced to reveal a source "a safeguard that many journalists say is necessary for free media to thrive." Europe has relatively strong laws; and, while the U.S. is yet to set any at the national level, many states have such protection for journalists.
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