If for no other reason, she should feel ethically obligated to right her wrongs and help clear the name of her fellow citizen, Dr. Steven Hatfill, whose reputation she is directly responsible for destroying, by believing everything a government informant said, in her zeal to break the story.

Cross Posted at Friends of Mark Fuhrman

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“I always felt the 9/11 hijackers were involved in the anthrax mailings
Too much of a coincidence not to be.”

Yep.

I’ve thought that for the past 6 +1/2 years.

I disagree. I know it sounds harsh, but you have to crack a few eggs to make the omelette.

Does this mean you also support waterboarding?

On March 28th, 2008 at 4:49 pm, Rusty said:
“Freedom of the press is a noble thing, but not when it damages lives.”

I disagree. I know it sounds harsh, but you have to crack a few eggs to make the omelette.

Rusty the Marshall Davout of the internet. Sorry! Couldn’t resist.

Freedom of the press is guaranteed, but there are also limitations on libel. With great freedom comes great responsibility and the members of the MSM are failing miserably to act responsible. The reckless disregard of the truth is only one of many reasons the MSM continues to circle the drain.

A reporter citing only anonymous sources is indistinguishable from a reporter making it all up. (And we’ve seen a few of those cases in the last few years, as well. Remember Jason Blair?)

Use of anonymous sources is contributing greatly to the destruction of the press’ credibility, consider the current case of Chuck Philips’ story in the LA Times. At least some journalists hold the view that a source that lies forfeits protection.

The press would be better off following this rule: If you can’t cite an identifiable source, don’t print it.

They need to be held accountable.

Toni Locy is doing the right thing. If government sources aren’t protected, it makes it that much harder to expose actual wrongdoing. Her defense of journalistic integrity should be admired.

Sorry Charlie. Reporters and newspapers should not be allowed to protect sources that provide false – and in this case devastatingly so – information.

If Tony Locy were a principled reporter she would volunteer the info on the sources so “leakers” know they will be busted big time when they lie.

She went to jail for contempt before finally acknowledging it was vice presidential aide Lewis “Scooter” Libby.

This is not true. She agreed to talk only about Libby and was allowed to protect her actual sources of the information.

But once Locy talks, it will be harder to obtain information. We all lose in that scenario.

Meaningless information. If we don’t know the source the information has no credibility.

I disagree. I know it sounds harsh, but you have to crack a few eggs to make the omelette. These things are going to happen and the government should be ashamed of itself for leaking a name without any credible evidence.

But once Locy talks, it will be harder to obtain information. We all lose in that scenario.

If I remember correctly, one of the 9/11 hijackers had been treated for skin anthrax (or maybe it was assumed that his skin problem was tied to anthrax.)

I refuse to believe you’d be okay with having your life ruined over someone’s accusations.

Freedom of the press is a noble thing, but not when it damages lives.