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A conversation on the risks and reasons for reporting secrets.

From the 2008 campaign right through his presidency President Barack Obama has talked a lot about the importance of transparency.  But watchdog groups and journalists believe he has fallen far short of his commitment.  

:  "I plan to spend the rest of my life fighting to undo damage done to press freedom in the United States by Barack Obama and Eric Holder."

 for a conversation about the necessity and tension between transparent government and national security. Risen is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who covers national security issues for the New York Times. 

 also joined the conversation. He's a senior fellow at the New America Foundation and author of the novel, 

Do you think the First Amendment provides too much leeway to reporters, particularly when they are reporting on issues of national security? Share your views in the comments below.

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A conversation on the risks and reasons for reporting secrets with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James Risen and author P.W. Singer.

A discussion with a national security expert and a journalist about the tensions between freedom of the press and national security post 9/11. 

Guests: 
James Risen covers national security for the New York Times
and PW Singer, senior fellow at the New America Foundation and author of Ghost Fleet

Tensions between freedom of the press and national security

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