I don't think the question is if should we have a shield law. I think the question is what kind of shield law we should have. Yes, I'd like to see a federal shield law, but if and only if… — Ted Gup Copy Share Image
Whistleblowers is another aspect that needs to be addressed. We have to restore the protections of whistleblowers and also the encouragement and rewards. It… — Ted Gup Copy Share Image
The press is going to have to learn anew that it's possible to work in an environment that is not so toxic and to… — Ted Gup Copy Share Image
If all these guys think that nothing is going to come out for 100 years, they're going to act a whole lot more boldly.… — Ted Gup Copy Share Image
It will be important to restore those provisions, those disclose provisions, those release provisions so that presidents are indeed held accountable and their information… — Ted Gup Copy Share Image
And fourthly there is a major shift in public opinion and attitude to accommodate to the post-9/11 mentality and the Bush administration's penchant for… — Ted Gup Copy Share Image
You have tens, hundreds of thousands of people in government, and just as many among contractors, who feel totally comfortable writing at the top… — Ted Gup Copy Share Image
One of the principal factors fueling the proliferation of the abuse of secrecy and sensitive but unclassifieds is the administration's adherence to the unitary… — Ted Gup Copy Share Image
I don't think the question is if should we have a shield law. I think the question is what kind of shield law we… — Ted Gup Copy Share Image
I love the idea of a shield law; I don't know of any journalist who doesn't love the idea of a shield law. It's… — Ted Gup Copy Share Image
The level of trust is extraordinarily low and the level of suspicion extraordinarily high, and with good reason and on both sides. The press… — Ted Gup Copy Share Image
If you are a reporter trying to find out what the hell's going on in government now, you have a devilish time. It is… — Ted Gup Copy Share Image
There's no faster way or surer way to consolidate power and disenfranchise critics than to operate in secret. So this plays squarely into the… — Ted Gup Copy Share Image
