Opinion

The excerpt that follows appears in the conclusion to the Iowa Law Review article written by Randall P. Bezanson and Gilbert Cranberg. RELATED ARTICLE“Introducing a New Concept Into Libel Law”–…

‘The seeds of public distrust were sown long before the recent round of scandals.’

As fake news surfaces on TV and government public relations staff sizes increase, there are questions worth asking about the impact on journalism.

‘We think that institutional malice will make the libel inquiry more attuned to the real world.’

‘How to counter the drip-drip-drip of the dead and the maimed? Blame the media.’

In coverage of the court-marital trial of Army Sgt. Hasan Akbar, a soldier accused of killing other American soldiers with a grenade attack, officers at Fort Bragg required reporters to…

‘In the past few weeks reporters have called, and the first thing out of their mouth is, “You want to go off the record?”’

‘If you push back, you can get results, and we need to push back more collectively.’

With secrecy on the rise, what is happening in Washington, D.C. is having a wider impact on how government officials relate to the press.

Surveys of journalists and public opinion place the use and need for anonymous sources in a broader context.