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The problem is that today's jello-spined journalists give too many shits about surveillance. Sure, every single journalist should take massive precautions to en
by wahsd 12y ago
The problem is that today's jello-spined journalists give too many shits about surveillance. Sure, every single journalist should take massive precautions to encrypt every single thing and source, no matter how banal; but once the proper precautions have been taken they should go on balls to the wall attack. Shame, de-obfuscate, highlight, an expose the hell out of government and business. There should be zero mercy! If journalists should fear anything, it is that some other warrior-journalist will slay a corrupt government agent or business crook and gain all the praise.
Dear journalists, it's time to drive the rats out of America. It is your responsibility as the fourth branch of government to open the curtains, let in the burning sunlight, and exterminate the vampire roaches. Show no mercy, and provide no harbor. Your job is only done when you die exhausted from seeking out the source of the constant stink of corruption. Make people understand complex matters of corruption, do your jobs, do what you wanted to be.
- foobarqux 12y agoA journalist's career depends on not doing that which is why you don't see very much serious criticism from journalists.
- uptown 12y agoMichael Hastings tried that. His car crashed then exploded - possibly in that order depending on who you ask, or what theory you believe.
- jra_samba 12y agoAs did Gary Webb. Remember what was done to him..
- ajmurmann 12y agoWow, according to Wikipedia he died of suicide by two to the head. And here I thought stories of suicide via two self-inflicted head shots was a myth restricted to conspiracy theorists.
- MichaelGG 12y agoNot every head gunshot wound is fatal or incapacitating. The WP entry should have a few links to studies where they find a small amount of suicides require multiple shots to work.
- sanityinc 12y agoIt does: it links to the "multiple gunshot suicide" page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_gunshot_suicide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_gunshot_suicide
- bmm6o 12y agoEven if it was a legit suicide, there's a reason the movie is called "Kill the Messenger". It's shameful how much other journalists focused on him rather than what he was reporting, and even worse since he was right.
- niels_olson 12y agoThe capital of the world's sixth largest economy uses a coroner and not a medical examiner? For reference, a medical examiner is a forensic pathologist, and generally one with a forensic fellowship. A coroner is anybody with a pulse, either elected or appointed. That said, it looks like the Sacramento coroner does in fact employ at least one forensic pathologist, so that lends a little more credence to the finding. Also, in these high profile cases there are often quite a few witnesses to the autopsy, which makes it more difficult to squash evidence. And, yes, there are plenty of stories of people surviving a gunshot wound to the head, even remaining conscious.
- tripzilch 12y agoSounds like we need Spider Jerusalem. (Transmetropolitan, if you enjoy cyberpunk + gonzo journalism, highly recommended)