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The Gaston Gazette reported earlier this week that a Superior Court judge in Gaston County rejected a request that would have been able to indentify an annonymous commenter on The Gazette’s site who had disclosed unreleased information in a murder case.
John Bussian, an attorney representing the Gastonia-based newspaper, said the judge’s decision recognized that “media can’t be forced to disclose information about how they manage comments on news reports posted to their websites.” Bussian added that while other states have made similar rulings, this was the first time in North Carolina. “It’s a landmark ruling,” he said.
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