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In reply to the discussion: UPDATED WaPo: DOJ Spied On Fox News Reporter [View all]premium
(3,731 posts)26. That's not the point,
the point is that spying on reporters, no matter what org. they belong to, is wrong and saying that if they've got noting to hide, then it's ok.
Tell me, how is that ok?
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You do realize that Fox "News" supported this kind of activity during the Bush administration.
W T F
May 2013
#50
Fox has defended lawsuits where they were sued for reporting false info with the claim that they are
okaawhatever
May 2013
#113
Justice Department officals went to a Federal magistrate and obtained a search warrant
Cali_Democrat
May 2013
#136
are we talking about Freedom of the Press, or freedom to disseminate false information?
olddad56
May 2013
#80
Not only that, there wasn't any wiretapping. They used badge logs and narrowed it down from 95
okaawhatever
May 2013
#112
You do realize this information was available Nov 2011 and was only reported today. A little bit
okaawhatever
May 2013
#110
Justice Department officals went to a Federal magistrate and otained a search warrant
Cali_Democrat
May 2013
#137
"AP Leak ended informant's rare opportunity, why DOJ went after AP records"
emulatorloo
May 2013
#108
When someone is stupid enough to use Government phones and email they deserve scrutiny.
gordianot
May 2013
#16
So can a reporter or leaker never do any harm and always be immune from the law?
CJCRANE
May 2013
#35
Fair enough. But reporters can ruin their careers if they report false information. nt
CJCRANE
May 2013
#72
I don't mean to be rude to WAPO, but reviewing government records is NOT "spying."
MADem
May 2013
#49
Looks less like spying on FOX and more like spying on the CIA. People get killed from leaks.
freshwest
May 2013
#119
According to doj yes. One problem is there aren't good laws right now. Most go back to the Espionage
okaawhatever
May 2013
#114
If a reporter is passing national security secrets to a foreign country, how should it be handled...
WhoWoodaKnew
May 2013
#102
Why this reporter? Because he was the one that received classified information from Kim
Cali_Democrat
May 2013
#138
If the intelligence concerns events in the past, I see little problem with news media
JDPriestly
May 2013
#120