Subpoenaed Kan. reporter fired, claims retaliation

By Associated Press
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - Added 5 months ago

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WICHITA, Kan. — A subpoenaed Dodge City reporter who testified about a jailhouse interview with a murder suspect has been fired, the latest turn in a bitter dispute between the journalist and her newspaper since the Kansas Supreme Court refused to toss out the subpoena.

Reporter Claire O’Brien said her firing on Friday from the Dodge City Daily Globe stems from comments she made to media outlets after she was found in contempt for failing to appear at an inquisition, the Kansas equivalent of a grand jury.

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NoMercy

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I smell a rat. We all should. We must protect the rights of those who tell us the truth - no matter how unpopular or unsavory. Go Claire!

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