There’s a controversy over whether government information leakers such as Edward Snowden should be punished under the law for allegedly compromising national security. As for the reporters who publish those leaks, Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) believes they should be prosecuted, too.
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At least some of the French journalists in Syria are remarkably in line with the official policies in Paris. There are known links with French intelligence.
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An obscure November 2012 Wikileaks email dump points to former White House counterterrorism adviser and now-CIA chief John Brennan as the person behind the “witch hunt” of journalists who reported unflattering Obama administration leaks.
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Reporters with Scripps were investigating Lifeline, a government benefit-program that provides low-income Americans with discounted phone service, when they came across the sensitive data.
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We also learned that Arkansas law enforcement officers have been paid by Exxon to work as “private security” during their off-duty hours, while remaining in their uniform, creating a serious conflict of interest that blurs the lines between which parties they serve, the people of Arkansas or the most profitable corporation in the world.
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Changes may also see journalists forced to reveal whistleblowers’ identities
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Reporters struggle to work as travel bans are enforced and official information, such as death tolls, are not released.
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Anarchists angry at media coverage of the country’s economic crisis say they carried out the attacks, which caused little damage and no injuries.
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“With a total of 72 media personnel currently detained, of whom at least 42 journalists and four media assistants are being held in connection with their media work, Turkey is now the world’s biggest prison for journalists — a sad paradox for a country that portrays itself a regional democratic model,” Reporters Without Borders said.
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The Dutch secret service was wrong to tap the telephones of two Telegraaf journalists and demand the return of documents, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.
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