15-05-2013, 10:55 PM
I just heard on the Martin Bashir program on MSNBC-TV about 45 minutes ago, from an investigator
(don't recall name) that the investigation of the AP calls was followed to the letter of the current laws.
The calls' sites of sources and endings were recorded, but not the content of the calls. This is what
I understood from the investigator's report on the Martin Bashir program, that no current laws were
broken. This would put a little different light on this issue.
However, the administration is eager to strengfthen the rights of journalists to protect their sources,
as they should. Don't forget that many of these current laws are holdovers from the Bush administration
when privacy rights and sources were not necessarily protected.
Adele
(don't recall name) that the investigation of the AP calls was followed to the letter of the current laws.
The calls' sites of sources and endings were recorded, but not the content of the calls. This is what
I understood from the investigator's report on the Martin Bashir program, that no current laws were
broken. This would put a little different light on this issue.
However, the administration is eager to strengfthen the rights of journalists to protect their sources,
as they should. Don't forget that many of these current laws are holdovers from the Bush administration
when privacy rights and sources were not necessarily protected.
Adele