A reporter obtained information from a confidential source pertaining to an ongoing criminal grand jury investigation. The free press standard that the reporter must adhere to in this situation requires that the reporter
A) go to jail for contempt rather than reveal the information.
B) divulge the information from the source but not give the name of the source.
C) give whatever testimony the reporter is capable of giving.
D) divulge information only if the name of the confidential source is revealed first.
E) decline to appear before the grand jury.
C
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