# Minn. Stat. § 595.022: PUBLIC POLICY

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.022

## Section

- **Citation:** Minn. Stat. § 595.022
- **Heading:** PUBLIC POLICY
- **Jurisdiction:** Minnesota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MN Code / Part 595_603 / Chapter 595 / Section 595.022

## Text

In order to protect the public interest and the free flow of information, the news media should have the benefit of a substantial privilege not to reveal sources of information or to disclose unpublished information. To this end, the freedom of press requires protection of the confidential relationship between the news gatherer and the source of information. The purpose of sections 595.021 to 595.025 is to insure and perpetuate, consistent with the public interest, the confidential relationship between the news media and its sources.

## Nearby sections

- [Minn. Stat. § 595.01 § 595.01 WITNESS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.01.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 595.02 § 595.02 TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.02.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 595.06 § 595.06 CAPACITY OF WITNESS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.06.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 595.07 § 595.07 CONVICTED PERSON AS WITNESS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.07.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 595.08 § 595.08 PERJURY; ACTION AGAINST WITNESS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.08.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 595.021 § 595.021 NEWS MEDIA; PROTECTION OF SOURCES; CITATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.021.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 595.022 § 595.022 PUBLIC POLICY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.022.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 595.023 § 595.023 DISCLOSURE PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.023.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 595.024 § 595.024 EXCEPTION AND PROCEDURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.024.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 595.025 § 595.025 DEFAMATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P595_603_C595_S595.025.md)

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