by "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
Published 02/16/2017 at 02:34
by "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
Published 02/16/2017 at 02:34
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I don’t think this posted on Jalopnik FP, but it was off to the side and I read it.
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Through targeted ads on Facebook, we’re reaching out to users who list federal agencies as their employers, and we are exploring ways to advertise in public spaces near federal buildings in Washington, D.C. If you work in the federal bureaucracy and want to bear witness, anonymously or otherwise, to the way the Trump Administration is asserting its authority, we are here to listen. And if you know someone who works for the government and may have information to share, please direct them to TellOnTrump.com .
My question is. Since they’re “recruiting,” so to speak, for people to leak information to them. If someone leaks classified info and faces jail time for it, could Gizmodo/Univision be on the hook too? Since they went out asking for information concerning the Trump administration. It’s not like Wikileaks giving hacked e-mails to the NYT, who never asked for them. And even then IIRC they could only publish certain things because of National Security.
I guess my question is. What are the chances of our Kinja overlords getting legally rekt again? This time criminal.
"Berang" (berang)
02/16/2017 at 03:04, STARS: 1
They always do stuff like that. Do you remember the pathetic vice/gawker feud a few years ago?
"facw" (facw)
02/16/2017 at 03:42, STARS: 1
Freedom of the press is the press is pretty broad in general. And it’s worth noting that while the public nature of this calls for leaks in unusual, reporters are constantly working sources to get them to reveal information. The burden falls on the leaker to not leak classified information, the press doesn’t have to respect classification status. Here’s a good article: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/05/why-the-press-can-publish-any-classified-material-it-likes/371488/
That said, reporters have gone to jail after having been found in contempt of court for refusing to reveal sources, so there’s always that risk.
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
02/16/2017 at 05:12, STARS: 1
They want leaks, of course, but the way this is phrased, it sounds more like those sorts of stories they used to run where workers at Walmart and Amazon complained about their treatment.
"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
02/16/2017 at 08:03, STARS: 1
I don’t think you’re on the hook as long as you aren’t paying people for leaked information. However, anyone who gives them info would have to trust hipster bloggers with not giving them up after facing contempt of court charges.
"Xyl0c41n3" (i-am-xyl0c41n3)
02/16/2017 at 08:18, STARS: 0
Generally? No.
But both the New York Times and the Washington Post have been sued over the publishing of major leaks in the past. In both instances, the courts have upheld freedom of the press.
The leakers themselves, however, are not always so lucky. One person’s Whistleblower Act action is another person’s Espionage Act crime.