CIA Leak Trial Prompts Scrutiny of Media
The CIA leak trial turned a spotlight on the shifting ground rules for reporters and their editors who more than ever must balance their pursuit of the news with a heightened risk of landing in court.
Eve Burton, general counsel of the Hearst Corp., which owns the San Francisco Chronicle and other papers, said editors have had to abandon at least three stories involving government activity in recent months because of a more hostile legal environment.
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