Tag Archives: journalism
US Justice Department rules against reporter in CIA case
The Justice Department on Monday asked a full federal appeals court not to hear arguments from lawyers for a New York Times reporter, James Risen, whom prosecutors have subpoenaed to testify in a criminal leak case against a former C.I.A. officer, Jeffrey Sterling. A three-judge panel of the appeals court in Richmond, Va., ruled in […]
Turkish police state goes after journalists again
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday of cowing local news media into self-censorship after a journalists’ group said dozens of reporters had been fired for their coverage of antigovernment protests. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/24/world/europe/turkey-72-journalists-forced-out-for-covering-protests-union-says.html?emc=eta1&_r=0 The Turkish Journalists Union said at least 72 journalists had been fired or forced to take leave or had resigned in the past […]
The Justice Dept and intelligence apparatus war on journalism
An egregious appeals court ruling on Friday has dealt a major setback to press freedoms by requiring the author of a 2006 book to testify in the criminal trial of a former Central Intelligence Agency official charged with leaking classified information. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/23/opinion/a-terrible-precedent-for-press-freedom.html?src=rechp The ruling and the Justice Department’s misplaced zeal in subpoenaing James Risen, the […]
Assange and journalists in the NWO crosshairs
No reporter had ever been successfully prosecuted on a conspiracy charge but that recent actions, like the investigation of a Fox News reporter, James Rosen, was evidence that the government was “moving toward criminalizing the reporting process.” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/25/world/europe/wikileaks-back-in-news-never-left-us-radar.html?hpw&_r=0 The Justice Department “and its accompanying F.B.I. investigation are blinded by their zeal to get rid of […]
Journalist who brought down General McChrystal killed
Michael Hastings, a reporter who was believed to have been alone in the car when it struck a tree at high speed at 4:30 am in LA, died on Tuesday at the age of 33. He was known for intrepid, gonzo-style journalism that brought down a United States Army general. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/business/media/michael-hastings-award-winning-journalist-dies-at-33.html?ref=world The article quoted the […]
Journalist faces 10 years for helping Anonymous
The US Justice Department said a Reuters online editor has been charged in California with one count each of conspiracy to transmit information to damage a protected computer; transmitting information to damage a protected computer and attempted transmission of information to damage a protected computer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21794799 He is alleged to have identified himself on an […]
Dirty Babylon 
The NYT split: ed board gets real, columnists not so much
The Times editorial board gets to the point on the Snowden leak while Friedman and Brooks abet the witch hunt. “The question is whether the security goals can be achieved by less-intrusive or sweeping means, without trampling on democratic freedoms and basic rights. Far too little has been said on this question by the White […]