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It is not to benefit CBS, not to benefit its reporters. On this one, the entire basis of it is this is a way to get more
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"It is not to benefit CBS, not to benefit its reporters. On this one, the entire basis of it is this is a way to get more information, more important information to the public. And that's why so many states recognize this"

- Floyd Abrams

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This quote by Floyd Abrams is describing the principle of guard laws, which are laws that protect reporters from needing to reveal confidential sources. He is saying that the purpose of these laws is not to benefit the reporters or the news organizations they work for, however rather to benefit the public by supplying them with more details. He is also stating that numerous states acknowledge the importance of these laws and have actually passed them into law. This quote emphasizes the significance of safeguarding reporters and their sources in order to guarantee that the public has access to important info. It also highlights the significance of freedom of journalism and the requirement to secure journalists from having to reveal private sources in order to make sure that the public has access to the information they need.

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