Chapter five of the Hidden in Plain Sight series by Peter M is a profile of Josh Wolf. Wolf spent seven and a half months in federal jail asserting his right as a journalist not to turn over videotape of a demonstration. He is now a graduate student in journalism at UC Berkeley.

Just last week, as this profile was being prepared for publication, the UCB administration announced it will try to suspend Wolf for seven months as punishment for his being arrested while covering the protest against fee hikes that led to the occupation of Wheeler Hall last November. Wolf contends that he should not be disciplined because he was there as a reporter. He may take his case to a hearing before a panel made up of two faculty, two students and one university staff member.

Perhaps the past is the best guide to what the future holds for Wolf, who turned being targeted by the feds into a professional distinction. Peter writes, "I met Josh Wolf at a North Berkeley café. Having ascertained beforehand that I was not going to broadcast the recording, he had ordered lunch, which he ate as we began to talk. The first thing I asked was what happened in San Francisco on the night of July 8, 2005, when he shot the video that would change his career and his life."

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