I would like to see a discussion about the issue of given sources overly broad protection. It appears that far too often “protecting my sources” is an excuse for not reporting on wrongdoing by those sources in areas unrelated to what they have been telling the reporter about.
I recently read an article that described how a reporter, Nan…
I would like to see a discussion about the issue of given sources overly broad protection. It appears that far too often “protecting my sources” is an excuse for not reporting on wrongdoing by those sources in areas unrelated to what they have been telling the reporter about.
I recently read an article that described how a reporter, Nancy Montpelier, had refused to come forward about her personal experience with Clarence Thomas’s inappropriate sexual remarks. Her excuse was that he had been a good source for her when she was covering the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
I also suspect the reason the media has steadfastly refused to report on all those unauthorized leaks from the NY FBI office during the 2016 campaign designed to damage Hillary. Journalists have also refused to cover the fact that there has been (still is?) a long-running IG investigation of those leaks. The NY FBI office is well-known for leaking like a sieve to reporters, going back to the Clinton investigations. In a healthy democracy that would be a major story but journalists care more about access that giving the public information it has a right to know.
I would like to see a discussion about the issue of given sources overly broad protection. It appears that far too often “protecting my sources” is an excuse for not reporting on wrongdoing by those sources in areas unrelated to what they have been telling the reporter about.
I recently read an article that described how a reporter, Nancy Montpelier, had refused to come forward about her personal experience with Clarence Thomas’s inappropriate sexual remarks. Her excuse was that he had been a good source for her when she was covering the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/02/the-case-for-impeaching-clarence-thomas.html
I also suspect the reason the media has steadfastly refused to report on all those unauthorized leaks from the NY FBI office during the 2016 campaign designed to damage Hillary. Journalists have also refused to cover the fact that there has been (still is?) a long-running IG investigation of those leaks. The NY FBI office is well-known for leaking like a sieve to reporters, going back to the Clinton investigations. In a healthy democracy that would be a major story but journalists care more about access that giving the public information it has a right to know.