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Newspapers Cut Wikileaks Out of Shield Law
An anonymous reader writes "The US press has been pushing for a (much needed) federal shield law, that would allow reporters to protect their sources. It's been something of a political struggle for a few years now, and things were getting close when Wikileaks suddenly got a bunch of attention for leaking all those Afghan war documents. Suddenly, the politicians involved started working on an amendment that would specifically carve out an exception for Wikileaks so that it would not be covered by such a shield law. And, now, The First Amendment Center is condemning the newspaper industry for throwing Wikileaks under the bus, as many in the industry are supporting this new amendment, and saying that Wikileaks doesn't deserve source protection because 'it's not journalism.'"
I completely have faith in the state run media.
I was the product of government schools,
I was taught that our elected officials know better then us.
I was taught we had system of checks and balances.
I was taught money was evil.
Everything I was taught was bullshit, and I called them on it.
This does not help with grades.
I completely have faith in the state run media.
To report what the federal government wants them to report and hide the truth.
They abused the Commerce Clause, Viva 10th amendment!!!!!
I'll respond to you, since you have the lowest UID:
Boy, you dumbfucks suck at the reading comprehension, eh?
Linux, you magnificent bastard, I read the fucking manual!