Does a news reporter have a constitutional right to access the scene of crime or disaster where the general public is excluded?
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The following excerpt is from KQED, Inc. v. Houchins, 546 F.2d 284 (9th Cir. 1976):
" . . . Newsmen have no constitutional right of access to the scenes of crime or disaster when the general public is excluded." Branzburg v. Hayes, supra, at 684-685, 94 S.Ct. at 2658. Similarly, newsmen have no constitutional right of access to prisons or their inmates beyond that afforded the general public.
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