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WikiLeaks case shows need for federal shield law for reporters

donal brown August 9, 2010

The Cincinnati Enquirer argues that the federal shield law now in Congress, while providing for national security and fair trials, will strengthen the media in its quest to hold government and other powerful entities accountability and make it less likely that sources go to “fringe entities” such as WikiLeaks to protect their anonymity. -db Cincinnati Enquirer Editorial August 6, 2010 On the surface, it might seem that the recent WikiLeaks scandal, which involved classified military

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Senate works to exclude leaked war documents from federal shield law

donal brown August 5, 2010

In reaction to Wikileaks’ publication of Afghanistan war documents, Senators Charles Schumer and Dianne Feinstein are amending the proposed federal shield law to exclude websites that publish leaked government documents without editorial comment. -db Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press August 4, 2010 By Cristina Abello Legislators are amending the federal shield bill, which was passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee in December 2009 but not yet brought up on the floor of the

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Leaked Afghan war docs could spur crackdown on info access

FAC July 29, 2010

After the massive Afghan war data spill by Wikileaks, some veteran intelligence officers and experts are calling for a tightening of access to information and more monitoring in the spy community’s lower levels. July 29, 2010 By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Call it the big information chill, looming across the military and intelligence communities. After the massive Afghan war data spill by Wikileaks, some veteran intelligence officers and experts are calling for a tightening

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Wikileaks didn’t just happen. It exists because journalists have lost control over their information.

Peter Scheer July 29, 2010

BY PETER SCHEER–The New York Times’ front-page stories on the war in Afghanistan–based on a massive leak of classified US military cables and other documents–are not likely to change the course of the war. But they represent a sea change in the way journalists report on national security. The records for the Times’ articles, which inevitably invite comparison to the “Pentagon Papers” of an earlier generation and an earlier war, were supplied to the Times

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U.S. braces for blowback over leaked Afghan war documents

FAC July 27, 2010

Intelligence officials, past and present, are raising concerns that the Wikileaks.org revelations could endanger U.S. counterterror networks in the Afghan region and damage information-sharing with U.S. allies. July 27, 2010 By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — People in Afghanistan or Pakistan who have worked with American intelligence agents or the military against the Taliban or al-Qaida may be at risk following the disclosure of thousands of once-secret U.S. military documents, former and current officials said. Meanwhile,

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