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OT--Pincus in trouble with the courts...but not for the Plame fiasco. Yet.
Judge Finds Post Reporter in Contempt
Nov 16, 10:40 PM (ET) By PETE YOST WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge found Washington Post reporter Walter Pincus in contempt Wednesday, saying the journalist must reveal his government sources for stories about the criminal investigation of nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee. U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer said that "in order to avoid a repetition of the Judith Miller imbroglio," Pincus must contact his sources to inform them of the court's order in case they wish to release him from his pledge of confidentiality. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20051117/D8DTVNF82.html |
OT--Pincus in trouble with the courts...but not for the Plame fiasco. Yet.
NOYB wrote: Judge Finds Post Reporter in Contempt Nov 16, 10:40 PM (ET) By PETE YOST WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge found Washington Post reporter Walter Pincus in contempt Wednesday, saying the journalist must reveal his government sources for stories about the criminal investigation of nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee. U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer said that "in order to avoid a repetition of the Judith Miller imbroglio," Pincus must contact his sources to inform them of the court's order in case they wish to release him from his pledge of confidentiality. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20051117/D8DTVNF82.html Good news for your side. For now. Where this is all going, of course, is to a point where people will be afraid to talk to a reporter. That's absolutely perfect when there is an executive in power, R or D, with a lot of "secrets" to hide. Think of how much harder it would have been for you guys to roast Clinton if everybody involved in ratting out his boss knew his or her name would be on the front page of every daily newspaper in the country. If you think beyond 2008, you might not be so happy to see the press hamstrung by the judiciary. |
OT--Pincus in trouble with the courts...but not for the Plame fiasco. Yet.
wrote in message oups.com... NOYB wrote: Judge Finds Post Reporter in Contempt Nov 16, 10:40 PM (ET) By PETE YOST WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge found Washington Post reporter Walter Pincus in contempt Wednesday, saying the journalist must reveal his government sources for stories about the criminal investigation of nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee. U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer said that "in order to avoid a repetition of the Judith Miller imbroglio," Pincus must contact his sources to inform them of the court's order in case they wish to release him from his pledge of confidentiality. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20051117/D8DTVNF82.html Good news for your side. For now. Where this is all going, of course, is to a point where people will be afraid to talk to a reporter. That's absolutely perfect when there is an executive in power, R or D, with a lot of "secrets" to hide. Think of how much harder it would have been for you guys to roast Clinton if everybody involved in ratting out his boss knew his or her name would be on the front page of every daily newspaper in the country. If you think beyond 2008, you might not be so happy to see the press hamstrung by the judiciary. The liberal press has never been an ally of the Republican party. Seeing folks like Dan Rather, Jason Blair, Walter Pincus, Nicholas Kristof, etc. disappear from the mainstream media is a positive thing no matter who is in office. |
OT--Pincus in trouble with the courts...but not for the Plame fiasco. Yet.
NOYB wrote: wrote in message oups.com... NOYB wrote: Judge Finds Post Reporter in Contempt Nov 16, 10:40 PM (ET) By PETE YOST WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge found Washington Post reporter Walter Pincus in contempt Wednesday, saying the journalist must reveal his government sources for stories about the criminal investigation of nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee. U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer said that "in order to avoid a repetition of the Judith Miller imbroglio," Pincus must contact his sources to inform them of the court's order in case they wish to release him from his pledge of confidentiality. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20051117/D8DTVNF82.html Good news for your side. For now. Where this is all going, of course, is to a point where people will be afraid to talk to a reporter. That's absolutely perfect when there is an executive in power, R or D, with a lot of "secrets" to hide. Think of how much harder it would have been for you guys to roast Clinton if everybody involved in ratting out his boss knew his or her name would be on the front page of every daily newspaper in the country. If you think beyond 2008, you might not be so happy to see the press hamstrung by the judiciary. The liberal press has never been an ally of the Republican party. Seeing folks like Dan Rather, Jason Blair, Walter Pincus, Nicholas Kristof, etc. disappear from the mainstream media is a positive thing no matter who is in office. Yeah, who would listen to goof balls like those above, when you have such straight forward and honest people like Rush, Sean Hannity, and O'Reilly??? |
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