San Francisco Chronicle
"Blogger and anarchist Josh Wolf, spending his 57th day in federal
prison today for refusing to surrender video he shot of a violent San
Francisco protest, is well on his way to becoming the longest-jailed
journalist in U.S. history. To the government, the 24-year-old San
Franciscan is hindering a federal grand jury investigation into
serious crimes -- an attack on a police officer who suffered a
fractured skull during the July 2005 rally and the attempted burning
of his patrol car. To Wolf and his supporters, including prominent
press organizations, he is the latest victim of a Bush administration
assault on journalists and is being punished because he won't help a
law enforcement fishing expedition. Wolf says he didn't even film the
crimes in question." (10/16/06)