Timeline: Leak Investigations That Have Ensnared Journalists
The government has been aggressively pursuing those who disclose secrets, and the reporters they talk to, for a decade. Continue reading…
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Holder: DOJ Not Trying to Chill Journalists’ Sources
In congressional testimony today, the Attorney General said the Justice Department wasn’t trying to chill journalists’ sources when it subpoenaed the phone records of several Associated Press journalists. Continue reading…
Read the rest of this entry »Journalists Ordered to Reveal Sources Face Possible Jail Time, Financial Ruin
As bad as things are for AP journalists, they could be worse. Continue reading…
Read the rest of this entry »Government Probe Could Expose Journalists’ Other Confidential Sources
Legal experts say federal investigators can follow any new leads they find in reporters’ phone logs, giving authorities a rare window into the source network of some of the country’s top investigative journalists. Continue reading…
Read the rest of this entry »Justice Department Obtained Phone Records of Several Associated Press Journalists
The extraordinary records seizure shows leaks investigations are getting more aggressive. Continue reading…
Read the rest of this entry »Into the Fray
How newspaper journalist Tom Ricks went from covering wars to influencing how they’re fought.
Read the rest of this story »The Story Behind the Story about Warrantless Wiretapping
A just-published paper offers new insights and intriguing details about the New York Times’ 2005 blockbuster on government spying. More here.
Read the rest of this entry »Bloomberg Government aims to rule Washington media
What is the global news giant founded by New York’s billionaire mayor up to in DC? Find out, in my feature story for Washingtonian, which also takes a close look at the wild game of musical chairs being played in Washington media.
Read the rest of this story »Plugging the Leaks
“They already know who it is.” That’s how one former U.S. official responded the Justice Department’s years-long investigation of a suspected leaker of classified intelligence. So, why are prosecutors trying to force a well-known journalist to identify this suspect before a federal grand jury? And what does it mean for the future of a free […]
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