Posted on 02/13/2014 7:23:42 AM PST by gooblah
The U.S. plummeted 13 slots to 46th overall “amid increased efforts to track down whistle-blowers and the sources of leaks,” Reporters Without Borders warned in an annual report.
The trial and conviction of Private Bradley Manning and the pursuit of NSA analyst Edward Snowden were warnings to all those thinking of assisting in the disclosure of sensitive information that would clearly be in the public interest,” the organization said.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
The irony is the corrupt press has never been happier.
Surprised it isn’t lower.
The press wants bailouts and its journalists kiss government arse in order to get Obama appointments and make us imagine how it is.
Welcome to the idiot affirmative action imagine society. No truth an no real story, just “imagine the people”.
We always knew this would happen under a left-wing regime.
There are plenty of reasons as to why the U.S. media rank so low, but the treatment of Bradley Manning shouldn’t be a consideration. Manning released classified information that placed U.S. military units unnecessarily in harm’s way.
I call BS! The two leakers listed were releasing classified information which has been a vilolation of USC for over 50 years. They just couldn’t say the Dems control and craft the MSM’s reporting -because they’re not allowed to!
A collection worth bookmarking . . .
Obama has done much more to place our military in harms way.
I was going to post something, but I was afraid to...
Thank you to all the commie rats and the head rat!
Court allowing the libel suit against Mark Steyn to go forward is a first amendment travesty.
"The press" has the freedom to worship Obama. /s
It is those riffraffs and malcontents in pajamas that Obama machine sic every possible alphabet agencies onto.....
Could that be because our press is mostly now a propaganda organ of the demoncratic party? Any objective observer can pretty much see if they don’t produce reports agreeable to the current regime they are villified and criminalized.
A FYI PING: This thread underscores your thread posted yesterday.
Looks like you hit pay dirt!
The American press.....paid Democrat liars.
It’s expected when the media is state owned.
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