In 2011, a federal appellate court in the case of Chevron Corp. v. Berlinger, involving a documentary called "Crude" made by Joseph Berlinger, held that Berlinger could not assert a journalistic privilege because

A. he lacked journalistic independence.
B. he was not a credentialed journalist.
C. he did not work for a news organization.
D. his work was a documentary film, not a televised news story.


Answer: A

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