Journalists Sued By Hostage Who Claims They Were Responsible For Revealing Location

Are journalists who, in reporting on a violent confrontation, responsible for the results? If journalists during the Paris “Charlie Hebdo” terrorist assault, for instance, revealed the location of someone hiding from gunman, are journalists liable?

Journalists revealed hostage's location, followed by her discovery

Such are the questions with which legal officials in Paris are grappling. The Associated Press is reporting that prosecutors have opened an investigation after one of the hostages in a televised standoff also sued certain television and radio stations who are accursed of...