RE: The Press: Public Enemy #2

[Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLBD/BGM/SVM/SGM]

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Gary Nunn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Verzonden: Thursday, September 20, 2001 2:30 PM
> Aan: Brin Mail List
> Onderwerp: The Press: Public Enemy #2

> The local news station crossed over the line into "irresponsible
> journalism" yesterday.
> 
> I work on a military base in a Department of Defense facility as a
> contractor in Columbus. Yesterday, the local news did a story on the
> base and it's function. In this story they outlined our horribly
> insufficient increased security procedures, in detail, showed live
> images of the entrance complete with the street address, disclosed that
> we are a "critical supply and maintenance depot" and then go on to
> specify EXACTLY what we supply.

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> And if public broadcast of this information was not enough, they
> published it on the internet on their website:

Of course, by giving the URL to that story you do exactly the same thing
(spreading information about that military base) for which you criticise the
TV station...

Oops.


Jeroen

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