Maryland Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 9-112

(1) Newspapers;

(2) Magazines;

(3) Journals;

(4) Press associations;

(5) News agencies;

(6) Wire services;

(7) Radio;

(8) Television; and

(9) Any printed, photographic, mechanical, or electronic means of disseminating news and information to the public.

(1) Employed by the news media in any news gathering or news disseminating capacity;

(2) An independent contractor of the news media acting within the scope of a contract in any news gathering or news disseminating capacity; or

(3) Enrolled as a student in an institution of postsecondary education and engaged in any news gathering or news disseminating capacity recognized by the institution as a scholastic activity or in conjunction with an activity sponsored, funded, managed, or supervised by school staff or faculty.

(1) The source of any news or information procured by the person while employed by the news media or while enrolled as a student, whether or not the source has been promised confidentiality; or

(2) Any news or information procured by the person while employed by the news media or while acting as an independent contractor of the news media, in the course of pursuing a professional activity, or any news or information procured by the person while enrolled as a student, in the course of pursuing a scholastic activity or in conjunction with an activity sponsored, funded, managed, or supervised by school staff or faculty, for communication to the public but which is not so communicated, in whole or in part, including:

(d)(1) A court may compel disclosure of news or information, if the court finds that the party seeking news or information protected under subsection (c)(2) of this section has established by clear and convincing evidence that:

(2) A court may not compel disclosure under this subsection of the source of any news or information protected under subsection (c)(1) of this section.