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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-gup/i-don-t-think-the-question-is-if-should-we-have-a-shield-law-i-think/)

[Ted Gup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-gup/)

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## More by Ted Gup

> [Whistleblowers is another aspect that needs to be addressed. We have to restore the protections of whistleblowers and also the encouragement and rewards. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-gup/whistleblowers-is-another-aspect-that-needs-to-be-addressed-we-have/)

[Ted Gup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-gup/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-gup/the-press-is-going-to-have-to-learn-anew-that-it-s-possible-to-work/)

[Ted Gup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-gup/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-gup/if-all-these-guys-think-that-nothing-is-going-to-come-out-for-100/)

[Ted Gup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-gup/)

> [It will be important to restore those provisions, those disclose provisions, those release provisions so that presidents are indeed held accountable and their information…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-gup/it-will-be-important-to-restore-those-provisions-those-disclose/)

[Ted Gup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-gup/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-gup/and-fourthly-there-is-a-major-shift-in-public-opinion-and-attitude-to/)

[Ted Gup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-gup/)

> [You have tens, hundreds of thousands of people in government, and just as many among contractors, who feel totally comfortable writing at the top…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-gup/you-have-tens-hundreds-of-thousands-of-people-in-government-and-just/)

[Ted Gup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-gup/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-gup/one-of-the-principal-factors-fueling-the-proliferation-of-the-abuse/)

[Ted Gup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-gup/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-gup/i-don-t-think-the-question-is-if-should-we-have-a-shield-law-i-think/)

[Ted Gup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-gup/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-gup/i-love-the-idea-of-a-shield-law-i-don-t-know-of-any-journalist-who/)

[Ted Gup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-gup/)

> [The level of trust is extraordinarily low and the level of suspicion extraordinarily high, and with good reason and on both sides. The press…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-gup/the-level-of-trust-is-extraordinarily-low-and-the-level-of-suspicion/)

[Ted Gup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-gup/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-gup/if-you-are-a-reporter-trying-to-find-out-what-the-hell-s-going-on-in/)

[Ted Gup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-gup/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-gup/there-s-no-faster-way-or-surer-way-to-consolidate-power-and/)

[Ted Gup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-gup/)

> [“He was a simple honest man. He never strayed, He never drank, he never smoked, and he never kissed a maid. And when he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-gup/he-was-a-simple-honest-man-he-never-strayed-he-never-drank-he-never/)

[Ted Gup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-gup/)

> [Every effort is made to control information. Secrecy is just one of the toggles on their control board. The mindset is in place, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-gup/every-effort-is-made-to-control-information-secrecy-is-just-one-of/)

[Ted Gup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-gup/)

> [When you get new people in, you're going to have a breath of fresh air and there's going to be a window when people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-gup/when-you-get-new-people-in-you-re-going-to-have-a-breath-of-fresh-air/)

[Ted Gup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-gup/)

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