You're being intentionally misleading. The eight prosecuted are not journalists themselves but government employees who leaked sensitive documents to journalist

You're being intentionally misleading. The eight prosecuted are not journalists themselves but government employees who leaked sensitive documents to journalists. http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/12/5/obama-and-leakerswhoaretheeightchargedunderespionageact.html http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/12/5/obama-and-le...