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'''[[Image:Josh Wolf''' is a San Francisco blogger and journalist.jpg|Josh Wolf|170px|right|thumb]]
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'''Josh Wolf''' is a San Francisco [[blogging|blogger]] and [[journalist]]. He is a graduate of San Francisco State University with a degree in Psychology. He has been a contributor to his onw own blog, Indymedia and the ''Haight Ashbury Beat''. A biographical note states that he is "employed as the Outreach Director for peralta.TV, a department of the Peralta Community College District, ... [and I am ] also an SAT teacher for the Kaplan Test preparation company." [http://www.joshwolf.net/blog/?page_id=211]
==Imprisoned for Refusing to Handover Video to Grand Jury==
Wolf was jailed on August 1, 2006 when he refused to testify or turn over unpublished video out-takes to a federal grand jury investigating a July, 2005 anti-[[G8 ]] demonstration. [http://freejosh.pbwiki.com/] He was temporarily released on bail from the Dublin Federal Detentention Detention Center on September 1, 2006 but ordered to return to prison on September 22nd pending a hearing before the entire 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. On April 3, 2007 Wolf was freed from prison after posting the video on his website and responding to two questions about whether he had witnessed the injury of a police officer at the demonstration. [http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=3279&catid=4&volume_id=254&issue_id=288&volume_num=41&issue_num=26] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6530593,00.html]
==Link to Court Documents on the Case==
*[[shield law]]
==External Linkslinks ==
===Biographical Note===
*"[http://www.joshwolf.net/blog/?page_id=211 Meet Josh Wolf…]", ''The Revolution Will Be Televised'', (Wolf's blog).
===Reporters Committee Media Releases on Legal Developments in the Case ===*"[http://joshwolf.net/grandjury/G8PressRelease.html Lawyers Group Attempts to Halt Federal Grand Jury]", Media Release, March 30, 2006.* "[http://indybay.org/newsitems/2006/06/14/18280689.php Josh Wolf to Appear in front of Federal Grand Jury Tomorrow]", Media Release, June 14, 2006.*"[http://indybay.org/newsitems/2006/06/17/18281136.php Independent Journalist Asserts Constitutional Rights to Resist Federal Grand Jury Subpoena]", Media release, June 17, 2006.* National Lawyers Guild, "[http://joshwolf.net/grandjury/pressrelease.html National Lawyers Guild Condemns Attack on Free Speech]", Media Release, July 13, 2006.* "Grand Jury Resistance Project, [http://indybay.org/newsitems/2006/07/19/18289564.php Independent Journalist Charged with Civil Contempt for Freedom of Resisting Grand Jury Subpoena]", July 19, 2006.* National Lawyers Guild, "[http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/07/31/18293331.php Attack on the Free Press Continues]", July 31, 2006. ===Media Support Groups Media Releases on the Case===*Society of Professional Journalists, "[http://spj.org/news.asp?ref=598 California freelancer receives Legal Defesne Fund grant], Media Release, July 20, 2006.* Reporters Without Borders, "[http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=18428Journalist Could Be Jailed for refusing to surrender video to judicial authorities]", Media Release, July 31, 2006.
*Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, "[http://www.rcfp.org/news/2006/0919-con-videob.html Freelance journalist jailed by federal judge]", Media release, August 1, 2006.
*Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, "[http://www.rcfp.org/news/2006/0911-con-ordero.html Order of contempt affirmed in freelance video blogger case]", Media release, September 11, 2006.
*Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, "[http://www.rcfp.org/news/2006/1120-con-freela.html Attorneys for jailed blogger file motion for his release]", Media release, November 20, 2006.
*Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, "[http://www.rcfp.org/news/2007/0125-con-attorn.html Attorneys for jailed blogger file motion for his release]", Media release, January 25, 2007.
* Committee to Protect Journalists, "[http://www.cpj.org/news/2007/americas/usa29mar07na.html CPJ calls for release of imprisoned journalist Josh Wolf]", Media Release, March 29, 2007.
===Interview with Wolf===
* Anthony Lappé, "[http://www.gnn.tv/articles/3020/A_Q_A_with_Josh_Wolf A Q&A with Josh Wolf]", ''GNN'', April 11, 2007.
===General Articles===
*Ryan Blitstein , "[http://www.sfweekly.com/Issues/2006-04-19/news/news.html Should journalist Josh Wolf be afraid?:] The Assistant U.S. Attorney, the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, and the SFPD want to get their hands on a video shot by a San Francisco blogger", ''SF Weekly'', April 19, 2006.
* Bob Egelko, "[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/16/BAGV9JFC6I1.DTL&hw=josh+wolf&sn=001&sc=1000 Journalist not forced to give up video]", ''SF Chronicle'', June 16, 2006.
*"San Francisco reporter asserts rights to remain silent before federal grand jury", ''SF Sentinel'', June 16, 2006.
*Bob Egelko,"[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/18/BAGTVK0N871.DTL Contempt case over rally video]", ''SF Chronicle'', July 18, 2006.
* "[http://indybay.org/uploads/2006/07/21/joshwolf.wav.mp3 Independent Journalist Josh Wolf Resists Grand Jury]", KPFA, July 21, 2006. (Mp3)
* Bob Egelko, "[http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/21/BAG01K354G1.DTL Judge gives protest videographer reprieve]", ''SF Chronicle'', July 21, 2006.
* "Contempt of court hearing for freelance journalist continued", ''San Francisco Sentinel'', July 21, 2006.
* "Herhold: Film of protest puts maker in legal jeopardy, ''The Mercury News'', July 20, 2006.
* Stephen Kaus, "[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-kaus/prosecutors-flout-califor_b_25432.html Prosecutors Flout California Shield Law; Seek to Jail Reporter in Federal Court]", ''The Huffington Post'', July 20, 2006.
*"[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/08/03/EDG0RK9T7T1.DTL Editorial: Free Josh Wolf]", ''San Francisco Examiner'', August 3, 2006.
*Howard Vicini, "[http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/01/16/18347498.php Josh Wolf: Thank God For Patriots]", SF Bay Area Inymedia'', January 16th16, 2007.
*Chris Peck, "[http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/opinion_columnists/article/0,1426,MCA_539_5294051,00.html Journalist or not, he's no criminal]", ''Memphis Commercial Appeal'', January 21, 2007.
*Martin Kuz, "[http://www.sfweekly.com/Issues/2007-01-24/news/suckafreecity2.html Free at Last]", ''SF Weekly'', January 24, 2007.
*"[http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/25/152258 Attorneys for Jailed Independent Journalist Josh Wolf File New Motion for Release]", ''Democracy Now'', January 25, 2007. (scroll down)
*Gabriel Schoenfeld, "[http://www.commentarymagazine.com/cm/main/viewArticle.aip?id=10827 Why Journalists Are Not Above the Law]", ''Commentary'', February 2007. (Publication date was late January with a cover date of February). (Mention the Wolf case in passing).
*Bob Egelko, "[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/01/31/BAG6KNS3KO1.DTL Judge won't free journalist jailed for contempt]," ''San Francisco Chronicle'', January 31, 2007.
* Sarah Phelan, "[http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=3279&catid=4&volume_id=254&issue_id=288&volume_num=41&issue_num=26 Wolf freed!:] Jailed journalist Josh Wolf set free after posting unedited video and getting assurance that he won’t have to testify against anarchist group", ''San Francisco Bay Guardian'', April 3, 2007.
* David Kravets, "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6530593,00.html Journalist Jailed for Record Time Freed]", ''Guardian'' (UK), April 3, 2007. (This is an Associated Press story).
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