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I believe the U.S. Constitution has something to say about freedom of the press. Oh yeah, I believe the First Amendment deals with that. That whole freedom of speech thing that includes the press.
Will someone please tell that to Hillary Clinton's campaign staff? Blackmailing reporters by allowing them special "perks" in exchange for flattering coverage of Hillary Clinton goes against the fabric of the nation.
Using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Gawker gained access to an exchange of emails between a Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines and Marc Ambinder, who writes for The Atlantic magazine.
On July 15, 2009, Ambinder asked Reines for an advanced transcript of a speech Clinton was to give at the Council on Foreign Relations. Reines agreed to supply the speech with three conditions, to which Ambinder agreed.
They were: "1) You in your own voice describe them [Clinton's remarks] as 'muscular' 2) You note that a look at the CFR seating plan shows that all the envoys--from Holbrooke to Mitchell to Rose--will be arrayed in front of her, which in your own clever way you can say [is] certainly not a coincidence and meant to convey something 3) You don't say your were blackmailed."
Ambinder was then able to use the speech and scoop rival media, but admitted to Gawker that he had a problem with the whole thing. Perhaps the problem had something to do with ethics and, um, freedom of the press.
Sadly, this has become the norm with the press. They, like many politicians and athletes, will do anything to win, even cheating. And they no longer see how such a win isn't really a win at all.
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Will someone please tell that to Hillary Clinton's campaign staff? Blackmailing reporters by allowing them special "perks" in exchange for flattering coverage of Hillary Clinton goes against the fabric of the nation.
Using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Gawker gained access to an exchange of emails between a Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines and Marc Ambinder, who writes for The Atlantic magazine.
On July 15, 2009, Ambinder asked Reines for an advanced transcript of a speech Clinton was to give at the Council on Foreign Relations. Reines agreed to supply the speech with three conditions, to which Ambinder agreed.
They were: "1) You in your own voice describe them [Clinton's remarks] as 'muscular' 2) You note that a look at the CFR seating plan shows that all the envoys--from Holbrooke to Mitchell to Rose--will be arrayed in front of her, which in your own clever way you can say [is] certainly not a coincidence and meant to convey something 3) You don't say your were blackmailed."
Ambinder was then able to use the speech and scoop rival media, but admitted to Gawker that he had a problem with the whole thing. Perhaps the problem had something to do with ethics and, um, freedom of the press.
Sadly, this has become the norm with the press. They, like many politicians and athletes, will do anything to win, even cheating. And they no longer see how such a win isn't really a win at all.
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