PBS Frontline - News War (2007) Part 2 Secrets Sources and Spin

FRONTLINE examines the challenges faced by journalists and casts a critical eye on how journalists have responded to those challenges. Topics include the use of anonymous sources and the debate over the publication of information, between journalists, who say the public has a right to know, and the conservatives, who think the press is incapable of reporting without bias.

Part 2: Secrets Sources and Spin Pt 2

Part II examines recent First Amendment battles between the federal government and the press – how much can the press reveal about secret government programs in the war on terror without jeopardizing national security?

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