The Greatest Enemy of Press Freedom in a Generation - Granite Grok

The Greatest Enemy of Press Freedom in a Generation

You can probably guess who it is…

The New York Times reporter James Risen, who faces jail over his refusal to reveal a source and testify against a former CIA agent accused of leaking secrets, has called President Barack Obama “the greatest enemy of press freedom in a generation”.

Speaking to his colleague Maureen Dowd, Risen accused the president of aggressively pursuing journalists, including himself, who report sensitive stories that reflect poorly on the US government.

And yet some of them still carry his dirty water.

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