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Haaretz restrained from investigating the matter too deeply in order to avoid breaking the law Of all of the crazy in this story, this is possibly the most wor
by madaxe_again 7y ago
Haaretz restrained from investigating the matter too deeply in order to avoid breaking the law
Of all of the crazy in this story, this is possibly the most worrying bit - journalists can’t do journalism without facing prosecution.
- dogma1138 7y agoI’m guessing it means that they didn’t tried to validate that they could get access to the registry by actually accessing it themselves.
- dotancohen 7y agoI only guessing, but presumably downloading the leaked information may be a legal grey-area that Haaretz decided to avoid.
- einpoklum 7y agoA few years back, a Ha'aretz journalist had to flee the country for a few years to avoid being targeted by the Israeli Security Service (Shabak or Shin-Bet) for having received leaked documents from a whistle-blower in the military. This was the Anat Qam - Uri Blau case. It's actually a bit more complex than that, you can look up the details.
- gowld 7y agoRemember, "journalists" have the rights of ordinary people. They aren't an elite class. Anyone who speaks about the world to another person is a journalist.
- ASalazarMX 7y agoThat's like saying "anyone who learns about the world is a scientist". Journalism is not only made of information or opinions, at least it shouldn't be.
- maratd 7y ago> That's like saying "anyone who learns about the world is a scientist". That's exactly what a scientist is? At least if they're using the scientific method to learn about the world.
- mygo 7y agoAlthough all you need to be a scientist is to use the scientific method properly, most people believe that you also need to have a PhD or a job that requires a lab coat