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Home Front: Culture Wars
California Throws The Books At Undercover Reporter Who Exposed Baby Body Trafficking
2020-03-12
[The Federalist] Even those who disagree with David Daleiden and his techniques but care about how the legal actions against him could define press freedom need to follow this case.

An undercover reporter has been arraigned in California and charged with ten felonies for secretly recording conversations, and it's time to revisit how the judiciary and the law can stifle the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press.

The accused, David Daleiden, used standard media undercover techniques to investigate and expose Planned Parenthood's sale of aborted fetus body parts. While the use of undercover techniques like Daleiden's is a controversial practice even within journalism circles, Daleiden's upcoming jury trial has far wider implications for journalists.
Posted by:Seeking Cure For Ignorance

#4  If its not an alphabet soup Legacy Infotainment Enterprise story, its fair game.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-03-12 13:17  

#3  Thought sunshine was the best disinfectant. Maybe I'm hopelessly out of date.
Posted by: Tom   2020-03-12 11:42  

#2  To find out who rules you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.
Posted by: Herb McCoy   2020-03-12 10:20  

#1  The criminal case, the one more likely to chill undercover work, was the product of then-California Attorney General Kamala Harris.

Where's my shocked face? Maybe this could be a topic for debate among the two remaining candidates.
Posted by: Bobby   2020-03-12 09:14  

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