Private Manning’s Confidant - Bill Keller - NYTimes.com
▻http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/11/opinion/keller-private-mannings-confidant.html
But if Manning had been our direct source, the consequences might have been slightly mitigated. Although as a matter of law I believe #WikiLeaks and The New York Times are equally protected by the First Amendment, it’s possible the court’s judgment of the leaker might be colored by the fact that he delivered the goods to a group of former hackers with an outlaw sensibility and an antipathy toward American interests.
#presse #cablegate #défends_tes_sources_en_les_enfonçant
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The Impact of the #Bradley_Manning Case
▻https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/opinion/the-impact-of-the-bradley-manning-case.html
If successful, the prosecution will establish a chilling precedent: national security leaks may subject the leakers to a capital prosecution or at least life imprisonment. Anyone who holds freedom of the press dear should shudder at the threat that the prosecution’s theory presents to journalists, their sources and the public that relies on them.