The broad-brush smearing of journalism is a rightwing idea
(I'm reposting this with author's permission b/c it gets to the heart of what's going on today)
The broad-brush smearing of journalism is a rightwing idea. -- DirkGently
It's disappointing to see it here so often. I don't mean when the press it gets it wrong, or when it's co-opted, or when the Fox Network perverts journalism into wide-open, proud propaganda.
But there is real journalism in the world. There are real reporters. And there is a reason we protected the press in the very First Amendment.
And yet so many seem willing to buy into the idea that it is now "espionage" for someone to reveal embarrassing information about our own government's activities.
That's not how it's supposed to work. People aren't supposed to be afraid of embarrassing the government.
The government is supposed to be afraid of embarrassing its people.
from this earlier thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023074757
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Great post from Dirk, as usual. 
