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Brave thing to do, and I hope it helps the cause.
With shout-outs to ourselves and our buds at The Atlantic, GQ, and more. Awesome read, once you get past the snarky hed. (Hey, man, we’re here for the community karma, not the subscriptions. We’ve got folks who make up card mailers for that sorta thing.)
Boom, baby. Perhaps it’s time to let our id show a little more. Thoreau, I’m sure, would be proud. - JK
I am going to fight this subpoena. I will always protect my sources, and I think this is a fight about the First Amendment and the freedom of the press.
New York Times reporter JAMES RISEN, who has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors; they are looking for him “to testify at a criminal trial about who leaked information to him about a C.I.A. effort to sabotage the Iranian nuclear program at the end of the Clinton administration.”
According to the Justice Department, the First Amendment does not give Risen “the right to avoid testifying about his confidential sources in a criminal proceeding.”
Ugh.
(via inothernews)I wonder if New York has the same quality of shield laws as California. Here—at least as I recall from my media law class—he wouldn’t have to divulge his source information unless it were a grand jury subpoena or the information was vital to giving a fair trial and could not be found elsewhere (which they argue is the case). If he received the information as a mere citizen—meaning he witnessed it while not on the job—he would not be protected. However, even though that information was not published he was gathering that information with the intention of publication, thus he should be covered. I hope this subpoena is quashed like the previous one.
I’m also rather curious about why there have been so many prosecutions for leaking information during this presidency. Is it due to a more paranoid administration or an actual increase in the amount of leaking?
(via inothernews)
Tim Hetherington, an award-winning British war photographer who co-directed the award-winning Afghanistan documentary, Restrepo, has been killed in Libya, ABC News has reported. Yesterday, Hetherington had tweeted, “In beseiged Libyan city of Misrata. Indiscriminate shelling by Qaddafi forces. No sign of NATO.”
There are reports that Chris Hondros, a Pulitzer-Prize nominated photographer, was also killed in the assault, and three other journalists were also wounded.
You should, like, strongly consider applying to work for this guy:
We want to add some talent to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune investigative team. Every serious candidate should have a proven track record of conceiving, reporting and writing stellar investigative pieces that provoke change….
(via mashable)
SMBC.
May I propose another column?
Journalist
Anger: Where’s the nut graf?
Delight: Brilliant lede!
Ruin forever: It’s unoriginal, full of cliches and I’m pretty sure that’s libelous.
(via joannahass)
Sad Journalism
DrinkLink (we really just did that) of the Day:How Do You Envision Making a Living in 5-10 Years as a Journalist?
(Oof.)
“Candice Connor’s jaw dropped when she and her two young boys sat down to watch the cartoon about the animal-loving Nickelodeon character and saw a nude couple having sex.”
Man, I do love journalism, you know? Because I have a feeling whoever wrote this article ASKED THE QUESTION to get that riveting detail. “What was the couple wearing? Ma’am, please, I’m just trying to do my job. Now when you say nude, you’re talking completely nude, or was the lady maybe wearing lucite heels? Any notable bruises or tattoos? Hold on, sorry, I am a slow note-taker.” (via Videogum)
Maybe one day I can be the hard-hitting reporter who uncovers these injustices and writes riveting stories.
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