crime : crime : SHOULD JOURNALISTS BE PUNISHED FOR PUBLISHING 'LEAKED' STORIES? [+] serious ballot by Cathexis created Tue Mar 07, 06 (March 2006) According to the Washington Post, the Bush Whitehouse has dusted off an old 1917 law to prosecute any journalist who publishes a story based on classified information received through a leak. They're doing this, says the Post, because they're upset at media reports on the network of secret CIA prisons and on Bush's warrantless phone taps. Conversely, Bush says printing stories about the NSA's spy program was 'a shameless act.' Do you believe that journalists should be prosecuted for publishing stories based on information obtained from 'leaks?' No: They are doing their jobs and acting as a brake on government misdeeds Yes: The information was secret for a good reason It depends, if national security is compromised then yes. Ballot #89652 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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