Snooping and the News Media: It’s a 2-Way Street

Word on Monday that the Justice Department had obtained the records of more than 20 phone lines at The Associated Press sent the Fourth Estate into a frenzy. Big Government, Big Data, Big Brother, all the symbols of an increasing surveillance-driven age were invoked. Media Decoder: Snooping and the News Media: It’s a 2-Way Street
Justice Dept. Defends Seizure of Phone Records - nytimes