“If you work for the mainstream media, you’re no fu*kin journalist!” ~ Greg Palast
In this 3rd interview with Russell Scott, Greg Palast talks candidly about the state of journalism in America and Senate Bill 987; The Free Flow of Information Act.
In July 2013 the White House was pushing for a federal media shield law, the Free Flow of Information Act, authored by U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Lindsey Graham. Under the bill, the scope of protection for reporters would vary according to whether it was a civil case, an ordinary criminal case or a national security case. The greatest protection would be given to civil cases, in which litigants seeking to force reporters to testify or trying to obtain their calling information would be required to show why their need for the information outweighed the public’s interest in unfettered news gathering. Ordinary criminal cases would work in a similar fashion, except the burden would be on the reporter seeking to quash the subpoena to show by a “clear and convincing” standard that the public interest in the free flow of information should prevail over the needs of law enforcement. Cases involving the disclosure of classified information would be more heavily tilted toward the government. Judges could not quash a subpoena through a balancing test if prosecutors presented facts showing that the information sought might help prevent a terrorist attack or other acts likely to harm national security. ~ Wiki
Greg Palast is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Billionaires and Ballot Bandits , Armed Madhouse and The Best Democracy Money Can Buy and the highly acclaimed Vultures’ Picnic, named Book of the Year on BBC Newsnight Review.
In this interview:
The Free Flow of Information Act and the protection of sources
The responsibility of journalists to ensure the legitimacy of their sources
The Larry Summer Endgame Memo; Greg Palast’s newest investigation
The iconic hat of Greg Palast
How you can help produce his newest documentary
LISTEN HERE: http://youtu.be/Hsykxc8tEzM
