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REPORT: OBAMA BRINGS CHILLING EFFECT ON JOURNALISM
Associated Press ^
| October 10, 2013
| Brett Zongker
Posted on 10/10/2013 1:11:54 PM PDT by Biggirl
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. government's aggressive prosecution of leaks and efforts to control information are having a chilling effect on journalists and government whistle-blowers, according to a report released Thursday on U.S. press freedoms under the Obama administration.
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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: downie; pressfreedoms; whitehouse
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posted on
10/10/2013 1:11:54 PM PDT
by
Biggirl
To: Biggirl
The AP hanging it out on their selected boy-king wannabe?
WTH?
2
posted on
10/10/2013 1:13:15 PM PDT
by
jeffc
(The U.S. media are our enemy)
To: Biggirl
Enjoy your audit, Prof. Downie.
3
posted on
10/10/2013 1:13:48 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: jeffc
Yeah, paints a pretty paranoid picture.
4
posted on
10/10/2013 1:15:24 PM PDT
by
TangledUpInBlue
(I have no home. I'm the wind.)
To: Biggirl
Just leak genuine national security secrets and you will be fine with 0bamaand his minions.
As long as you don’t leak stuff about the corruption or incompetence of the 0 Administration, you are OK with them.
To: Biggirl
Non-event, there are no journalists.
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posted on
10/10/2013 1:18:11 PM PDT
by
depressed in 06
(America conceived in liberty, dies in slavery.)
To: Biggirl
The Obama administration has long since proven it is a totalitarian gang that brooks no dissent and will use any part of the vast powers our government has to make sure only happy-face pro-Obama propaganda is sold to Americans. An uninformed people are malleable and a tightly controlled media is a hammer that the left knows how to use to their advantage.
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posted on
10/10/2013 1:19:58 PM PDT
by
Jim Scott
To: Biggirl
8
posted on
10/10/2013 1:20:12 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
( Un-Documented Journalist / Block Captain..Tyranny Response Team)
To: Biggirl
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posted on
10/10/2013 1:20:13 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
( Un-Documented Journalist / Block Captain..Tyranny Response Team)
To: Biggirl
Aw, it’s getting chilly? Just snuggle up closer to Odinga, he’ll keep you warm...
10
posted on
10/10/2013 1:29:32 PM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(And Good Evening, Agent Smith, wherever you are...)
To: Biggirl
Just keep those prayers up that this will cause severe public demand for actual standards in journalism. our Lord works in mysterious and remarkable ways, even when it comes to journalists.
To: All
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posted on
10/10/2013 1:34:58 PM PDT
by
Biggirl
(“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
To: All
Pretty much the real news is coming now from the “new media”.
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posted on
10/10/2013 1:38:16 PM PDT
by
Biggirl
(“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
To: freedom462
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posted on
10/10/2013 1:38:42 PM PDT
by
Biggirl
(“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
To: Biggirl
" The report notes President Barack Obama came into office pledging an open, transparent government after criticizing the Bush administration's secrecy, "but he has fallen short of his promise." This has to be the understatement of the decade.
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posted on
10/10/2013 1:46:53 PM PDT
by
AlaskaErik
(I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
To: Biggirl
"We can't help but write stories the way we do, we're being chilled."
AP, making excuses for being big government propagandists.
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posted on
10/10/2013 1:48:03 PM PDT
by
Cboldt
To: Biggirl
“...the White House developed its own network of websites, social media and even created an online newscast to dispense favorable information and images. In some cases, the White House produces videos of the president’s meetings with major figures that were never listed on his public schedule. Instead, they were kept secret - a departure from past administrations, the report noted.”
“Official” Obama administration updates, brought to you by the U.S. Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda.
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posted on
10/10/2013 1:55:52 PM PDT
by
fivecatsandadog
(Why does my phone go all wonky every time I say something bad about Obama?)
To: Biggirl
Barry’s an Orwellian liar. Transparent means the opposite. Now why would they need to have that kind of control if not doing something nefarious?
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posted on
10/10/2013 2:18:13 PM PDT
by
informavoracious
(Of course I want people to have healthcare, I just didn't know I was the one who would be paying...)
To: TangledUpInBlue
Yeah, paints a pretty paranoid picture. Or "totalitarian control freak"... just depends how you look at it...
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posted on
10/10/2013 2:26:19 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Brieitbart sent me... Freeper newfreep)
To: depressed in 06
Non-event, there are no journalists. Rumor is there's 12... and even dozen... but who's counting?
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posted on
10/10/2013 2:29:07 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Brieitbart sent me... Freeper newfreep)
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