The Huffington Post writes that journalists are unnerved by the contempt charges leveled against a reporter who won’t reveal a source.
I’m not feeling it.
I mean is this another case of the Government spoon-feeding a Judith Miller to forward a dirty political agenda? Hatfill was to anthrax what Iraq was to 911. I don’t feel particularly compelled to have the press protected if it’s serving as a propaganda arm for the governments lies. This ain’t Deep Throat.
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I don’t see how the media deserves shielding in this case.