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I wonder why do newspapers insist on labelling Snowden a 'leaker'. Why not 'whistleblower', or 'privacy advocate'?
by sandstrom 13y ago
I wonder why do newspapers insist on labelling Snowden a 'leaker'. Why not 'whistleblower', or 'privacy advocate'?
- matthewcford 13y agoBecause that would be taking a stance on weather he was a whistleblower or a traitor. He leaked the documents, so he's a leaker.
- mrleinad 13y agoIn my country is worse. The media call him a mole.
- mpyne 13y agoWell, he admitted to as much. I think the only reason they don't call him a 'mole' in the U.S. is that he isn't still there and that is identity is known.
- thinkalone 13y agoIt's AP style - http://blog.ap.org/2013/06/10/whistle-blower-or-leaker/ http://blog.ap.org/2013/06/10/whistle-blower-or-leaker/ Other interesting discussions about language usage on the AP blog - http://blog.ap.org/ http://blog.ap.org/
- steauengeglase 13y ago'Leaker' is the closest thing to neutral. With most people he is either a 'whistle-blower' or a 'traitor'.
- sanderjd 13y agoHmm, this makes sense, but I think they need to find a new neutral word - leaker seems to have moved significantly closer to "traitor" than to "whistle-blower" amongst most of the people I talk to.