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4528 REVIEW DENIED In answer to a question about whether plaintiff’s termination was for criminal or immoral conduct, defendant’s statement that there was no criminal conduct involved might have implied that plaintiff’s conduct was immoral, but such an implied statement is an expression of opinion and cannot give rise to defamation liability; the journalist’s shield law prevents discovery of the identity of a person who gave information to a newspaper reporter or the contents of statements made by such person in giving it the information.
McGARRY v USD (Athletic Coach) 154 CA4 97 [See: CCP 425.16; Civc 45, 46; Milkovich v Lorain 497 US 1; Franklin v Dynamic 116 CA4 375, T/AT 4/04; Delaney v Superior Court 50 C3 785]
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