In the majority of state shield laws, there are three conditions that officials must establish to over-ride them and require journalists to provide information or identify sources. Which of the following IS NOT one of those three?
A) the officials must have exhausted all other possible sources of for the same information
B) the information must be part of a public record that was obtained illegally
C) the journalist must have knowledge of a specific crime
D) the need to obtain the information must be greater than the journalist's need to keep it secret

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The condition that officials must establish to over-ride shield laws is not that the information must be part of a public record that was obtained illegally. The other three conditions are: officials must have exhausted all other possible sources of the same information, the journalist must have knowledge of a specific crime, and the need to obtain the information must be greater than the journalist's need to keep it secret.

In the Majority of State Shield Laws, There Are Three