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Friday, April 13, 2007 12:00 AM

First Amendment martyr?

Josh Wolf tells Salon why he spent 226 days in prison rather than comply with a subpoena, and gives his take on what a "journalist" is.

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  • Friday, April 13, 2007 12:38 AM

    Huzzah to the Voice of Reason

    I so agree - how can any "journalist" who prints the talking points and avoids the hard questions even claim that title!? For his courage alone I would award Josh the title of journalist. He did a better job of letting us see the truth than at least 90% of the network journalists who have, until recently, reported exactly what this administration dictated they report. For shame.

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