U.S. is uniquely harsh in its panic over government secrets
By the standards of other countries, the U.S. approach to official secrecy is ferocious. For leaking hugely newsworthy information to the press, ex-intelligence contractor Edward
By the standards of other countries, the U.S. approach to official secrecy is ferocious. For leaking hugely newsworthy information to the press, ex-intelligence contractor Edward
In recent weeks, the gleaming Digital Age has been flipped over, exposing a dank underbelly of post-9/11 secrecy and surveillance reminiscent of a mid-20th Century
News and opinion parted company fairly late in the history of journalism, a split usually dated to the mid-19th century advent of steam-powered presses, paper
This is adapted from a talk I gave to the annual conference of the international Organization of News Ombudsmen, May 20, 2013, in Los Angeles.
On the warm, clear morning of 9/11, with the towers still ablaze, a workmate and I set out on foot from our office in Midtown
Word that The Washington Post was doing away with the job of ombudsman after 43 years was greeted, by and large, with a shrug and
In media mythology, the years from the mid-‘60s to the mid-’70s were the classical age, a heroic time of moral clarity. Mainstream journalism marinated in
In media mythology, the years from the mid-‘60s to the mid-’70s were the classical age, a heroic time of moral clarity. Mainstream journalism marinated in
Originally published Feb. 11, 2013 The spectacle of TV personality Geraldo Rivera using his soapbox with Fox News to test-market a possible run for the
Originally published Feb. 11, 2013 The spectacle of TV personality Geraldo Rivera using his soapbox with Fox News to test-market a possible run for the
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