Georgia Statutes
§ 24-5-508 — Qualified privilege for news gathering or dissemination
Georgia·Title 24
Any person, company, or other entity engaged in the gathering and dissemination of news for the public through any newspaper, book, magazine, radio or television broadcast, or electronic means shall have a qualified privilege against disclosure of any information, document, or item obtained or prepared in the gathering or dissemination of news in any proceeding where the one asserting the privilege is not a party, unless it is shown that this privilege has been waived or that what is sought:
(1)Is material and relevant;
(2)Cannot be reasonably obtained by alternative means; and (3) Is necessary to the proper preparation or presentation of the case of a party seeking the information, document, or item.
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Legislative History
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
Nearby Sections
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§ 24-1-101
§ 24-1-101§ 24-1-102
§ 24-1-102§ 24-1-103
Rulings on evidence§ 24-1-104
Preliminary questions§ 24-1-105
Limited admissibility§ 24-10-1001
Definitions§ 24-10-1002
Requirement of original§ 24-10-1003
Admissibility of duplicates§ 24-10-1005
Public records§ 24-10-1006
Summaries§ 24-10-1007
Testimony or written admission of party