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worldgonekrazy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 06:47 PM
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14. It is a slippery slope for sure
I still voted "yes", but my hatred for Novak, Rove, et al. may have blinded me a bit. ;)

BTW, the pic kicks ass.
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  -Should journalists name Joe Wilson wife leaker? Eric J in MN  Dec-31-03 06:24 PM   #0 
  - Other  wryter2000   Dec-31-03 06:25 PM   #1 
  - Good thinking!  Democrats unite   Dec-31-03 06:26 PM   #2 
  - N.B.  wryter2000   Dec-31-03 06:27 PM   #3 
  - hahahah, you used to work for Rover right?  HereSince1628   Dec-31-03 06:29 PM   #4 
  - Very nicely done!!!!!  Jacobin   Dec-31-03 06:31 PM   #7 
  - Because it is still wrong  Muddleoftheroad   Dec-31-03 07:18 PM   #18 
     - It's obviously an open secret in Washington  Jacobin   Dec-31-03 10:26 PM   #28 
     - Five journalists is not an open secret  Muddleoftheroad   Jan-01-04 01:01 AM   #37 
     - Five journalists who were NOT working on a story  Jacobin   Jan-01-04 08:56 AM   #47 
        - It is not pablum  Muddleoftheroad   Jan-01-04 09:03 AM   #50 
           - The concept is fine and its important. In this situation it is being  Jacobin   Jan-01-04 09:11 AM   #52 
              - It is often twisted  Muddleoftheroad   Jan-01-04 09:13 AM   #54 
     - Robert Novak didn't make the phone calls to journalists.  Eric J in MN   Jan-01-04 08:57 AM   #48 
     - leaking identies of CIA operatives is TREASON!  Chutaiko   Jan-01-04 12:43 PM   #60 
        - Confidentiality  Muddleoftheroad   Jan-01-04 12:46 PM   #61 
     - NOVAK IS NOT A JOURNALIST  Skittles   Jan-01-04 05:38 PM   #68 
  - Great idea!  Q3JR4   Dec-31-03 06:39 PM   #12 
  - as a journalist  thinkingwoman   Dec-31-03 08:31 PM   #22 
  - No catch 22. Holding treasonous information to ones self. Is treason.  wildwww2   Jan-01-04 07:13 AM   #40 
  - uh huh, BUT  thinkingwoman   Jan-01-04 08:07 AM   #41 
     - As a former journalist  Muddleoftheroad   Jan-01-04 05:19 PM   #66 
  - Hi Thinkingwoman! Glad we have a media insider on the boards..  lostnfound   Jan-01-04 08:18 AM   #44 
     - how about right now?  thinkingwoman   Jan-01-04 04:30 PM   #62 
  - Great minds think alike  Virginian   Jan-02-04 02:37 AM   #79 
  - I voted no  shawn703   Dec-31-03 06:29 PM   #5 
  - Unbelievable picture.  billbuckhead   Dec-31-03 06:33 PM   #9 
  - It is a slippery slope for sure  worldgonekrazy   Dec-31-03 06:47 PM   #14 
  - Journalists shouldn't name anonymous sources ordinarily, but  Eric J in MN   Dec-31-03 06:48 PM   #15 
     - As a former journalist myself, I can't fault this logic much.  calimary   Dec-31-03 08:44 PM   #23 
  - I was thinking any of the 5 that didn't print the story  HereSince1628   Dec-31-03 06:30 PM   #6 
  - Voted yes, but say no on second thought  spindoctor   Dec-31-03 06:32 PM   #8 
  - People shouldn't be afraid to be open whistleblowers, because someone will  Eric J in MN   Dec-31-03 06:44 PM   #13 
  - I voted NO in hopes that SOMEDAY journalists will actually USE  revcarol   Dec-31-03 06:35 PM   #10 
  - I would say no but the woman's job was preventing nukes from entering  roguevalley   Dec-31-03 06:39 PM   #11 
  - Don't forget  sallyseven   Dec-31-03 06:51 PM   #16 
  - RevCarol  asjr   Dec-31-03 07:10 PM   #17 
  - Voted no as well  salin   Jan-01-04 11:06 AM   #57 
  - I cannot fathom why not one of those 6 has not named his/her source  gristy   Dec-31-03 07:26 PM   #19 
  - Because it would be unprofessional  Muddleoftheroad   Dec-31-03 07:35 PM   #20 
     - Was it a valid news story, or not? Should a journalist respect the  alfredo   Dec-31-03 10:16 PM   #27 
     - Story doesn't matter  Muddleoftheroad   Dec-31-03 11:19 PM   #34 
        - Was he/she a source in the classic sense, or something completely  alfredo   Jan-01-04 05:04 PM   #64 
           - A source  Muddleoftheroad   Jan-02-04 01:41 AM   #74 
     - I'm amused that you used the words "journalist" and "professional"  Jacobin   Dec-31-03 10:28 PM   #30 
        - The more we destroy the press  Muddleoftheroad   Dec-31-03 11:20 PM   #35 
           - There IS no press left in this country. It's Pravda. I'm surprised you  Jacobin   Jan-01-04 08:57 AM   #49 
              - Like DU?  Muddleoftheroad   Jan-01-04 09:04 AM   #51 
                 - I wasn't aware that DU was a media outlet  Jacobin   Jan-01-04 09:13 AM   #53 
                 - It runs articles  Muddleoftheroad   Jan-01-04 09:14 AM   #55 
                 - ok let's say, 'no independent press in the mainstream media'..  rman   Jan-02-04 05:58 AM   #81 
                    - Let's Not  Muddleoftheroad   Jan-02-04 06:58 AM   #83 
                       - many here don't have a totally anti-media view..  rman   Jan-02-04 07:43 AM   #85 
                          - There are thousands of such local media in the U.S.  Muddleoftheroad   Jan-02-04 07:49 AM   #87 
  - I voted NO and it was an act of treason  FreakinDJ   Dec-31-03 07:54 PM   #21 
  - Act of Treason  freepotter   Dec-31-03 09:00 PM   #24 
  - Journalists protect criminals as well  Muddleoftheroad   Dec-31-03 09:07 PM   #25 
  - the treason is the blowing of the cover of an intel agent,  rman   Jan-02-04 06:03 AM   #82 
  - Should journalists 'out' anyone?  MrPrax   Dec-31-03 09:34 PM   #26 
  - I don't think that revealing the name of a source under these  Eric J in MN   Dec-31-03 10:38 PM   #31 
     - BUT...  MrPrax   Jan-01-04 08:17 AM   #43 
        - In this case, a public whistleblower was anonymously smeared.  Eric J in MN   Jan-01-04 08:51 AM   #45 
  - They should leak the leakers  Hillsey   Dec-31-03 10:27 PM   #29 
  - not outing the source  rozf   Dec-31-03 10:39 PM   #32 
  - Under normal circumstances, I would have voted for #1...  rasputin1952   Dec-31-03 10:45 PM   #33 
  - Rasputin1952  oldtimer1942   Jan-02-04 08:27 AM   #88 
  - Especially if it leads to Rove!  dogman   Dec-31-03 11:22 PM   #36 
  - wait  grasswire   Jan-01-04 01:25 AM   #38 
  - Good point there, grasswire  Military Brat   Jan-01-04 01:58 AM   #39 
  - under ordinary circumstances, if someone calls a journalist  Eric J in MN   Jan-01-04 08:55 AM   #46 
  - Only if revealing the source gets W fired  are_we_united_yet   Jan-01-04 08:09 AM   #42 
  - We also know most of the other journalists  RainDog   Jan-01-04 09:54 AM   #56 
  - I don't want the journalists to play word-games, like  Eric J in MN   Jan-02-04 01:21 AM   #73 
  - Of course. The identity of a criminal is a story  orangepeel68   Jan-01-04 11:13 AM   #58 
  - That is incorrect  Muddleoftheroad   Jan-01-04 12:37 PM   #59 
  - The leaker was not a whistle blower  ThoughtCriminal   Jan-01-04 04:39 PM   #63 
  - It would seem to me it would be irrepsonsible to NOT report the name  Powerlock   Jan-01-04 05:13 PM   #65 
  - Maybe Novak isn't technically guilty but he is morally guilty.  Virginian   Jan-02-04 01:48 AM   #76 
  - Absolutely not  markus   Jan-01-04 05:33 PM   #67 
  - Revealing sources is serious and should rarely be done, but not a first.  Eric J in MN   Jan-02-04 01:08 AM   #71 
     - You get it.  ThoughtCriminal   Jan-02-04 02:16 AM   #78 
  - This administration puts lives on the line for political purposes  populistmom   Jan-01-04 11:30 PM   #69 
  - I can't believe this thread!! We constantly harp that the Bushies  revcarol   Jan-01-04 11:44 PM   #70 
  - I don't follow your argument. If one of the six journalists  Eric J in MN   Jan-02-04 01:13 AM   #72 
     - It is NOT an exception  Muddleoftheroad   Jan-02-04 01:42 AM   #75 
        - I don't know of any precedents of making it an exception, but  Eric J in MN   Jan-02-04 02:05 AM   #77 
           - Six journalists don't set industry policy  Muddleoftheroad   Jan-02-04 06:59 AM   #84 
  - should anyone who knows about wrongdoing, be silent?  rman   Jan-02-04 05:49 AM   #80 
  - This is a tough one  tom_paine   Jan-02-04 07:48 AM   #86 
  - This is not an issue of protection  randr   Jan-02-04 09:26 AM   #89 
  - As I reread this thread...  rasputin1952   Jan-02-04 11:10 AM   #90 
  - Since when do they work for *?  Muddleoftheroad   Jan-02-04 12:02 PM   #92 
     - While I agree they don't work for bush...  rasputin1952   Jan-02-04 12:43 PM   #93 
        - Actually, if there is no impending threat  Muddleoftheroad   Jan-02-04 02:01 PM   #95 
  - We need to watch...  WherestheOutrage   Jan-02-04 11:28 AM   #91 
  - Welcome to DU WherestheOutrage....  rasputin1952   Jan-02-04 12:48 PM   #94 
  - Hi WheresTheOutrage!!  newyawker99   Jan-02-04 06:06 PM   #98 
  - Welcome aboard Outrage!  Timefortruth   Jan-02-04 06:24 PM   #101 
  - Lets just all call up our local and not-so-local news  drdigi420   Jan-02-04 02:13 PM   #96 
  - They should, but I guarantee you they'll die for it  GreenPartyVoter   Jan-02-04 02:15 PM   #97 
  - Guarantee You  YNGW   Jan-02-04 06:18 PM   #99 
  - they'll be out of the biz if they do  arewethereyet   Jan-02-04 06:21 PM   #100 
  - It does not matter whether they do or not  Marianne   Jan-02-04 06:26 PM   #102 
 

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