Bernstein and Woodward broke Watergate without a Federal shield law. Seymour Hersh broke the story of My Lai without a Federal shield law. My point is that such a law is not necessary for good journalism. The question really is whether a Federal shield law is worth the price or not. My argument is that it isn't and that a Federal shield law will lead to more and more bad reporting of the kind exhibited by Judith Miller for the New York Times.