21.10.2013 - 11:14 [ Techdirt ]

Governments Have A Long History Of Calling Journalists ‚Traitors‘ When They Publish Embarassing Materials

It‘s been somewhat incredible to watch government officials try to claim that reporters covering the NSA revelations from Ed Snowden‘s leaked documents are somehow „traitors.“ Last week, in the UK, the head of MI5, Andrew Parker, made a fool of himself going around telling other newspapers that The Guardian had somehow helped terrorists.