“When our sources are prosecuted, the news-gathering process is criminalized, so it’s incumbent…”
“When our sources are prosecuted, the news-gathering process is criminalized, so it’s incumbent upon all journalists to speak up.”
– New Yorker’s Jane Mayer quoted in Guardian’s article Justice Department’s pursuit of AP’s phone records is both extreme and dangerous
“There can be no possible justification for such an overbroad collection of the telephone…”
““There can be no possible justification for such an overbroad collection of the telephone communications of The Associated Press and its reporters. These records potentially reveal communications with confidential sources across all of the newsgathering activities undertaken by the AP during a two-month period, provide a road map to AP’s newsgathering operations, and disclose information about AP’s activities and operations that the government has no conceivable right to know.””
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AP President and Chief Executive Officer Gary Pruitt.
AP: Gov’t Obtains Wide AP Records in Probe
AP Blog: AP Responds to Seizure
The DOJ 2 month operation is likely linked to the Obama administration’s record-breaking number of prosecutions of government whistle-blowers.
Unacceptable.
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Watergate: The Video Game
Journalists: It’s the game you’ve always wanted to play. Forget finding Carmen Sandiego. In Watergate: The Video Game, you’re on the hunt to expose Richard Nixon’s corruption. Here, the real sleuthing happens through interviews, document acquisition and hard-hitting reporting. This is the best way to celebrate the Pulitzer Prize that the Washington Post received 40 years ago today for its coverage of the Watergate scandal.
FJP: I like the 8-bit glory of it all. — Michael
If we’re a little bleary-eyed tomorrow, it’s because we’ve spent all night investigating Watergate.
This is basically what we’ve all been waiting for.
explore-blog: Simple, stirring cover by Boston magazine design…
Simple, stirring cover by Boston magazine design director Brian Struble using actual running shoes worn in last week’s Boston marathon.