I think investigative reporting is already on the endangered species list in this country and any move that discourages whistleblowers, whether their motives be pure or not, is likely to be a setback for democracy.
Dana On 6/27/05, Jochem van Dieten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jennifer Larkin wrote: > > > > The Bill of Rights has been interpreted to allow reporters > > to hide their sources. It's not really a guaranteed right. In this > > case, the person being hidden is pretty much legally defined as a > > traitor and the reporters who published the information have clearly > > collaborated with a traitor by publishing the information. > > I think you are missing some facts which I believe are important: > - One of the reporters didn't publish anything. All she did was investigate > the case. > - While the other reporter did publish something, he wasn't the first to > publish the undercover agents identity. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Plame > > I have very little sympathy for a source that leaks information and endangers > an agent for reasons of domestic politics. But neither of these two reporters > should be forced to give up their sources. If anyone should, it should be > Novak. > > Jochem > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:162102 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
