Freedom to report at stake in Carlson hacking case
Former journalist Timothy Burke is facing charges of hacking and leaking behind-the-scenes clips of Tucker Carlson while Carlson was still at Fox News. Burke is charged with seven counts of unauthorized disclosure of electronic communications. (CNN, February 22, 2024, by Oliver Darcy) A Freedom of the Press Foundation director Seth Stern, February 22, 2024, criticized the law used by Justice Department prosecutors to bring the charges, “The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is a vague,