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DeSwiss

(27,137 posts) Wed May 22, 2013, 11:27 PM May 2013

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Aaron Swartz's Legacy: US media's new system to shield leaks

RussiaToday·Published on May 22, 2013

Meanwhile, as the US government's apparent war on whistle-blowers gathers pace, some media outlets are taking steps to shield their sources. The New Yorker has launched a system that allows people to anonymously submit leaked documents and messages to the magazine. RT's Marina Portnaya reports.

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Aaron Swartz's Legacy: US media's new system to shield leaks (Original Post) DeSwiss May 2013 OP

Thank you RT Pharaoh May 2013 #1

I continue to be amazed at the brilliance of this young man.... What a huge loss.... midnight May 2013 #2

+1 limpyhobbler May 2013 #5

Good. The tighter they try to hold information, the more it will slip through their fingers. blackspade May 2013 #3

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Pharaoh

(8,209 posts)

1. Thank you RT

Reply to DeSwiss (Original post)

Wed May 22, 2013, 11:53 PM

May 2013

Ironically, the most truthful news source in our so called democracy.............

midnight

(26,624 posts)

2. I continue to be amazed at the brilliance of this young man.... What a huge loss....

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Thu May 23, 2013, 04:30 AM

May 2013

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limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)

5. +1

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Thu May 23, 2013, 03:44 PM

May 2013

It's really really sad what happened to Aaron Swartz.

blackspade

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3. Good. The tighter they try to hold information, the more it will slip through their fingers.

Reply to DeSwiss (Original post)

Thu May 23, 2013, 12:53 PM

May 2013

The war on whistle-blowers continues to be a black eye on this administration.

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