This edition: Perils of Covering National Security

Episode Details

Original tape date: March 21, 2014.

A panel discussion on the impact of government’s actions on confidential sources and on strategies adopted by reporters to evade surveillance.

Robert L. Deitz N.S.A. General Counsel (1998-2006) and Senior Councilitor to the C.I.A. Director (2006-2009), N.S.A./C.I.A.

Peter Maass The Intercept

Jane Mayer The New Yorker

Mark Mazzetti The New York Times

Bob Woodward The Washington Post

About this series
Sources+Secrets: A Conference on the Press, The Government & National Security focuses on the divide between the government and the press over coverage of national security issues. It examines the legal basis and scope of government actions that have hampered the work of journalists and offers administration representatives an opportunity to present their case for secrecy.
Presented by the George Polk Awards Program in cooperation with CUNY TV and the Media Law Resource Center and the Media Law Resource Center Institute.
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