Pity The Persecuted Press

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[cchandler]

Stuart Taylor, Jr. wrote a thought-provoking piece in today's National Journal titled, Leak Prosecutions: The Gathering Storm.

One excerpt in particular seemed to frame the debate around the relationship between leaks, the press, the White House and matters of national security.

Still, a couple of assertions rubbed me the wrong way, and I was compelled to e-mail him with this response:

I just read your piece titled, "Leak Prosecutions: The Gathering Storm". I thought it was a very good perspective piece, but a couple of things bothered me.

Dear Mr. Taylor,

You open the essay with this line:

"The news media's ability to use leaks to keep the White House honest is threatened as never before by the unanticipated consequences of the investigation into the White House's own leaks of classified information to discredit a critic."

I see your larger point, but I wish you would stop peddling the 'discredit a critic' myth.

[cchandler]

I'm so tired of Joe Wilson being treated like a victim, and the MSM acting as though they are a protected class.