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

Lines are being crossed in all directions, with the government seizing journalists’ phone records, and Bloomberg reporters monitoring the actions of their clients.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/business/media/the-two-way-street-that-is-snooping-and-the-news-media.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

So at the same time The Associated Press, a nonprofit news organization owned by various media agencies, was responding to government intrusion into its affairs, another news service, Bloomberg, was responding to complaints from clients that it was peering into private matters.