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This is why any reputable journalist/leaker takes the information and reproduces it prior to any dissemination (hopefully destroying the original source materia
by thathndude 4y ago
This is why any reputable journalist/leaker takes the information and reproduces it prior to any dissemination (hopefully destroying the original source material).
- biztos 4y agoWouldn’t the “leakee” then be able to say you just made it up?
- jacobsenscott 4y agoYes. But they'll say that anyway, even if you publish the document in full. This is why a trusted free press matters, and why authoritarians work so hard to undermine it.
- avgcorrection 4y agoA trusted and free press huh. In what works of fiction can I read about those?
- hedora 4y agoAny historical text covering media ownership rules in the US prior to the mid 90’s would cover it. If it must be fictional, try the original superman.
- jacobsenscott 4y agoFox News is mostly fictional stories about the free press.
- kuschku 4y agoAnd this is why the media often can't actually show the original sources.
- MengerSponge 4y agoSee how the Intercept absolutely screwed Reality Winner