Jana Winter is an American reporter best known for being first to report that James Holmes had sent a notebook to his

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psychiatrist Lynn Fenton with details about his premeditated plan to kill people before he allegedly did so.Free Press Fight
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'', Retrieved 8 April 2013 She joined ''The Intercept'' in 2014 and worked there through January 2016. Previously she had been a reporter from 2006 to 2008 for the ''

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Early life and education

She obtained an undergraduate degree from

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in 2002, and a masters in journalism from the

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in 2006.

LulzSec and "Sabu"

While at FoxNews.com, Winter wrote a series of articles exposing

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as the head of

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, revealing his months-long collaboration with the FBI, and detailing the ultimate takedown by law enforcement officials of the hacker collective. The articles drew worldwide attention.

Aurora shooting coverage

Among the stories Winter reported on was the

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. She was the first to report,Winter, Jana (25 July 2012)
EXCLUSIVE: Movie massacre suspect sent chilling notebook to psychiatrist before attack
''Fox News'' on July 25, 2012, that shooter James Holmes had sent a notebook to his psychiatrist with details about his planning killings. This caused Holmes' attorney, citing a gag order on law enforcement personnel on the case, to try to order her to reveal her sources, despite the existence of a

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in Colorado.Cook, John (8 April 2013)
Here Is a Fox News Reporter Who Doesn’t Belong In Jail
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''Schwarz, Hunter (6 April 2013)
A Fox News Reporter Could Be Jailed For Protecting Her Sources, And Nobody Seems To Care
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'' The possibility that Winter might be subpoenaed in the case first arose in December 2012, when Holmes' attorneys complained that the details about the notebook must have been leaked, and demanded sanctions against whoever leaked the information.(11 December 2012)
Fox News Producer To Be Subpoenaed In Colorado Shooting Case
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'' The prosecutors predicted that the defense's attempt to subpoena Winter would add extra delays to the case.Ingold, John. (10 December 2012)
Holmes' attorneys plan to subpoena Fox News in theater shooting leak
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'' Fox responded to a subpoena issued by Holmes' attorneys by the end of January 2013, stating that Winter would fight any attempts to reveal her sources.(31 January 2013)
Fox News reporter fights to protect source in story of notebook James Holmes sent to CU psychiatrist
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'' Although the story was subject to ongoing press stories by the Associated Press and other news organizations,Coscarelli, Joe (11 December 2012)
Lawyers for James Holmes Want Fox News Reporter’s Notebook Source
''New York Magazine''Ingold, John (18 January 2003)
Judge in Aurora theater shooting case OKs effort to subpoena Fox News reporter
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''(12 March 2013)
Fox News reporter Jana Winter subpoenaed in Colorado movie theater massacre case
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'' (Associated Press story)(18 March 2013)
Jana Winter, Fox News Reporter, Fights Judge's Order To Testify About James Holmes' Notebook
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'' (Associated Press story)Coffman, Keith (19 March 2013)
Journalist asks delay in Colorado shooting case to fight subpoena
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'' (Reuters story)Ingold, John (20 March 2013)
Aurora theater shooting: Fox News reporter seeks more time to appeal
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''(1 April 2013)
Jana Winter, Fox News Reporter, Could Be Forced To Testify In James Holmes Trial
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'' (Associated Press story) widespread press attention to the story did not begin until early April 2013, causing some commentators, starting with Fox itself, to suggest the lack of press coverage may be due to Winter's employ by Fox and that the rest of the news media could be biased against it. At a hearing on April 1, 2013, a Colorado judge said he was reluctant to order Winter to testify and said another police detective needed to be questioned first. He ordered Winter to return to court on April 10.Tenser, Phil (1 April 2013)
Judge wants 1 more Holmes' case detective questioned before ruling if Fox reporter must name sources
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'' On April 5, 2013, the

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issued a statement asking the judge to abandon attempts to get Winter to reveal her sources.(5 April 2013)
National Press Club calls for judge to drop case against Fox News reporter
''Fox News'' On April 8, 2013, the judge announced he was deferring any ruling on the issue, as he has not decided yet whether the notebook (the only strand upon which Winter's testimony could be sought by the defense) will be admissible at trial.(8 April 2013)
Colorado judge defers ruling on whether Fox News reporter must testify on sources
''Fox News'' On May 27, 2014, the Supreme Court denied the appeal brought by Daniel Arshack, one of the lawyers for James Holmes, essentially blocking any effort to force Jana Winter to reveal her source in court.Ingold, John
" Fox News reporter Jana Winter won’t have to testify about notebook in theater shooting case "
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'', 27 May 2014. Retrieved on 03 November 2014.

References

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