A London court has backed journalist Chris Mullin's appeal against a police order for him to reveal his sources, in a major victory for media freedom. West Midlands Police had sought an order to force the former MP and journalist to disclose the source for articles he published which revealed the innocence of six men wrongly jailed for two pub bombings in 1974. The court backed Mullin's refusal to hand over his source in a landmark decision on 22 March. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) together with the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) who had backed his case, have welcomed Mullins' victory.