Seattle police subpoena tests Washington’s reporter shield law
Katherine George worried she would go to jail — but she worried even more about losing her credibility as a journalist. As a reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in 1995, George was ordered by a judge to testify about information she had gathered for a story. George refused, not wanting her work to be used against someone she had quoted. She was held in contempt, only narrowly avoiding jail time. Continue reading at Crosscut. (Shaminder Dulai)
UW model projects 66,000 fewer deaths in US by Dec. 1 if 95% of people wear masks in public
The University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation released an updated model Thursday that forecasts nearly 300,000 COVID-19 deaths in the United States by Dec. 1. As of Thursday, around 158,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the US. The IHME’s specific projection is 295,011 deaths by December. Continue reading at KIRO 7. (Jeenah Moon)
Inslee announces phased plan to allow visits at long-term care facilities amid pandemic
Gov. Jay Inslee Thursday announced a four-step plan to begin allowing long-term care facilities like nursing homes to accept visitors amid the coronavirus pandemic. Such facilities were some of the earliest to see restrictions as the pandemic, as Washington’s outbreak initially centered around a Kirkland nursing home. Continue reading at The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. (Ted S. Warren)
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