Comments on: Obama Pushing For Legislation That Might Have Sent Woodward & Bernstein To Jail http://www.mediaite.com/online/new-obama-legislation-would-send-woodward-bernstein-to-jail/ Mediaite Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=2012.06 By: Chris Jones http://www.mediaite.com/online/new-obama-legislation-would-send-woodward-bernstein-to-jail/#comment-5693 Chris Jones Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:40:27 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=30897#comment-5693 The word "classified" has become a joke at best. If reporters choose to out top secret programs that damage our national security they should be made to tell who told them. If they refuse then they should go to prison. It's beyond outrageous how often sensitive intelligence and covert programs end up on the front page of The NY Times. Government employees who leak classified material to reporters are committing a federal crime and they should pay dearly for it. The media has done more to damage our national security over the last eight years than at anytime in history. The last thing in the world we need to do is give the media more protection. If anything they need less. The word “classified” has become a joke at best. If reporters choose to out top secret programs that damage our national security they should be made to tell who told them. If they refuse then they should go to prison. It’s beyond outrageous how often sensitive intelligence and covert programs end up on the front page of The NY Times. Government employees who leak classified material to reporters are committing a federal crime and they should pay dearly for it. The media has done more to damage our national security over the last eight years than at anytime in history. The last thing in the world we need to do is give the media more protection. If anything they need less.

]]> By: Dan Abrams http://www.mediaite.com/online/new-obama-legislation-would-send-woodward-bernstein-to-jail/#comment-5673 Dan Abrams Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:10:02 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=30897#comment-5673 It's important that reporters be protected this way. At the least, why not have prosecutors first look elsewhere before trying to force a reporter to give up his or her jealously protected source The problem? "Reporters" and "the media" used to be a lot easier to define. It also does not help that the public holds "the media" in such low regard. I will be pleasantly surprised if it passes with any teeth. It’s important that reporters be protected this way. At the least, why not have prosecutors first look elsewhere before trying to force a reporter to give up his or her jealously protected source

The problem? “Reporters” and “the media” used to be a lot easier to define. It also does not help that the public holds “the media” in such low regard. I will be pleasantly surprised if it passes with any teeth.

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