I would not take that as a given Judith Miller will be working as a reporter long after this President has left office, and without the ability to quote "anonymous" sources within administrations both Republican and Democratic it would be almost impossible for anyone within government to provide anything other than "the party line", and thus almost impossible possible for reporter to write knowledgably about politics and foreign affairs
This is well understood on both sides of the microphones - its why we have limited immunity for reporters in the US, and dont have something the UKs Official Secrets Act.
Dunno. Think the press usually gets about half the story and gets it half WRONG. After the press grinds whatever axe they care to grind, the issues involved are about as recognizable as a 5th generation copy of a video tape.
And, surely, nobody thinks the need to show accountability has stopped any of the UK press.
Do we really NEED front-page articles in the New York times about the CIA's airline operating out of South Carolina???
I would not take that as a given Judith Miller will be working as a reporter long after this President has left office, and without the ability to quote "anonymous" sources within administrations both Republican and Demorat...
Good point but I don't think the source that they're protecting is anyone inside the administration.