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Andrew Beaujon at Poynter reported on a March 21 panel at part of a conference called Sources and Secrets at the Times Center.
New York Times reporter James Risen, who is fighting an order that he testify in the trial of Jeffrey Sterling, a former CIA officer accused of leaking information to him, opened the conference earlier by saying the Obama administration is "the greatest enemy of press freedom that we have encountered in at least a generation." The administration wants to "narrow the field of national security reporting," Risen said, to "create a path for accepted reporting." Anyone journalist who exceeds those parameters, Risen said, "will be punished."The administration's aggressive prosecutions have created "a de facto Official Secrets Act," Risen said, and the media has been "too timid" in responding.
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Radwaste at March 25, 2014 5:43 AM
the media has been "too timid" in responding
Too timid? I can barely hear you over the applause they're giving this administration. No timidity there...
I R A Darth Aggie at March 25, 2014 6:40 AM
And if you're bored enough to watch MSNBC they are now realizing the "It's Bush's fault" excuse isn't working at the six year mark.
So now they are going to the "You hate Obama because you're racist" excuse.
I quite simply don't care what your gender, race, religion, orientation, or anything else is. Are you following the Constitution?
He doesn't.
I if I met him in person, I would probably put him in the dislike category -- but if we are in the zombie apocalypse I'm more than willing to defend him with the rest of the sheeple in the crowd, as long as he is doing work for the survival of all.
I found I don't have the energy to hate anyone. Just go away and leave me alone.
Jim P. at March 25, 2014 10:06 AM
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