Time reporters to give up their sources, Another stab in freedoms back.
 

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...la-home-nation

When is this shit going to end?

Am i going crazy, or does every day bring a new attack on freedom of media, press, & arts.

yeah.. wtf is going on...


http://youre.nu/images/daily/6/19.jpg

its not just an attack on the media, press and arts... this is just starting..

This is start of an attack on all Americans..

In 2008, the US will start makeing visitors to the US carry electronic chips...

ok well thats no so bad.. if your not a visitor... but how long do you think it will be before you have to start to carry chips...

http://jameshammerton.blogspot.com/2...e-to-live.html

http://news.com.com/FAQ+How+Real+ID+...3-5697111.html

Im Canadian.. so I really don't care, yes I live in US but not with things coming...

Freedom.. ya right.... kiss it goodbye.....

I can't believe how many people are turning a blind eye to what your government is doing...

Hey.. Sept 11 was a terrible thing.... and I really hope your gov had nothing to do with it... but ..... really... whats a little steal and concreate and a few unfortunate lives to the government, to be able to put into place the things they have with out people screaming?

Don't you think its about time people started asking more questions?

Stop this.. oh its not my problem, its not happeing to me (right now).. soon it will be to late to da anything about......

How long will be before you try to cross state lines and you hear "Papers..!!"

:2 cents:

"whats a little steal and concreate and a few unfortunate lives to the government"

in my mind, its about the best argument there is to why wars & acts of terrorism happen period......i wouldn't doubt it for a second

read this again
" It is a federal crime to disclose the identity of a covert agent, ""

reporters shouldnt hide behind some bullshit, if it effects national security or security of its CIA agents. simple as that


what a piece of shit story by LATimes about corporate bullshit. Once again LA times will make up anything for a good story.

Why not post the whole sentance??

They were investigating WHO leaked the name...

I'd say they found out who did..

Let the FBI find out for them selves... thats thier job. Not the reporters fault if the FBI can't do their job.

Just one more step towards the police state the US is turing into...

Bush finally changing colors lol :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

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For all you "Bush is taking away our freedom" people, one key element missing from this report:


Matthew Cooper, a Time reporter, and Judith Miller of the New York Times face up to four months in jail for refusing to give up their sources to special prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald [A DEMOCRAT].

Two things that stood out in the article for me are:

"Until Thursday, Time had stood with the New York Times in refusing to relinquish information their reporters had developed separately about the revelation of a CIA operative's identity. It is a federal crime to disclose the identity of a covert agent, and both news organizations were investigating who had leaked her name."

And

"What happened at Time Inc. is clearly troubling for anybody who values the watchdog function of the media."

Since when is naming a CIA Operative being a "watchdog" for anything much less the community?

True watchdogs "report" without putting their own political or personal spin on the events they "report" and I most certainly can't remember the last news event that was reported where that doesn't happen - sorry, the whole "I'm a watchdog statement made me laugh".

When you break the law and endanger someone's life (which they did) - don't run off like a little bitch and be a coward by trying to hide behind the first amendment.

This isn't an attack on the "system", it's an attack on certain individuals.

When the court starts to force reporters to name their sources in news articles they write where the act of naming an individual/s is not a crime to have done so - THEN start yelling about rights being taken away.

Until then, take a class in "Knowing Right From Wrong 101" and stop spending so much time in the little bitches playground.

boycott Time, maybe that'll make the shareholders wake up. and if someone is a reporter for that magazine and shows up to work Tuesday after the 4th, fuck them...you made your bed lie in it.

The problem is, there will always be idiots who defend and make excuses for shit like this because they're too weak to face the fact that their freedom is being taken from them.

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That's fucked up....

A guy in the UK went to prison about ten years ago for not giving up his soures in a terrorism trial.

that is ridiculous, how are we ever going to get good inside info if reporters are forced to give up sources. what happened to the days when journalists were willing to goto jail to protect their informants?