Source: Reason
by Matthew Petti
“Respect for government secrecy is apparently a virtue — which would make intrepid reporting a vice. Could the Pentagon Papers have been reported today? How about the secret National Security Agency mass surveillance programs leaked by Edward Snowden? Many mainstream journalists made it clear this week that they would avoid exposing such scandals, or only do so in order to push the government to be more careful with its secrets. Independent journalist Ken Klippenstein quipped in his newsletter that those reporters are acting as ‘self-appointed counterintelligence officers’ and shirking their ‘duty to their client, the public.’ They’re also acting against their own self-interest.” (03/26/25)
https://reason.com/2025/03/26/its-not-journalists-job-to-protect-government-secrets/