Die Zeit vows legal fight over court seizure of journalist's interview files

German weekly Die Zeit says it will legally contest a Hamburg court order demanding the audio files of a journalist's interview, framing the seizure as an attack on press freedom and source protection. The court's action marks a notable escalation in German judicial pressure on media confidentiality, though the underlying case and the subject of the interview remain unspecified. The outcome could set a precedent for journalist-source privilege in Germany.