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Journalists, their lying sources, and the anthrax investigation

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  • Sunday, August 3, 2008 09:15 AM

    No shield law!

    At least, not yet.

    A confidentiality privilege is just that, a "privilege," one that our esteemed M$M has not proved they deserve to wield, since they persist in doing so at our expense on so many of the really big stories.

    Perhaps one problem is in using the word "cover," to describe reporting on a story.

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