tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post4351253201011648693..comments2024-03-29T04:05:35.407-07:00Comments on We Live In A Political World: #259 / Does Journalism = Espionage?Gary A. Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15049925834933920507noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-15403673346179395222015-09-16T13:27:30.449-07:002015-09-16T13:27:30.449-07:00Correction, the third group should say Jeffrey Ale...Correction, the third group should say Jeffrey Alexander Sterling instead of a repeat of John Kiriakou.@PhysicsPolicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664172982768472896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-73153498356852366522015-09-16T13:21:43.117-07:002015-09-16T13:21:43.117-07:00It's important to consider the details of thes...It's important to consider the details of these cases, not just their number.<br /><br />(3) Thomas Drake, Shamai Leibowitz, and Edward Snowden were all in my opinion legitimate whistleblowers.<br /><br />(3) Stephen Jin-Woo Kim, John Kiriakou, James Hitselberger simply did something wrong.<br /><br />(2) John Kiriakou and Chelsea Manning believe themselves whistleblowers but where in my opinion leaking information as an act of vengeance against their begrudged employers. <br /><br />http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/12/5/obama-and-leakerswhoaretheeightchargedunderespionageact.html@PhysicsPolicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664172982768472896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-42964669089212465152015-09-16T12:57:28.710-07:002015-09-16T12:57:28.710-07:00Democratic government depends on a well-informed e...Democratic government depends on a well-informed electorate. There are military secrets (names of spies, for example) which aren't relevant to a well-informed electorate. It isn't the job of individual journalists to decide what is and isn't information necessary for the electorate to be well informed. Instead, we have a law for that. It's called the 1917 Espionage Act.@PhysicsPolicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664172982768472896noreply@blogger.com