In light of my comment on your earlier thread on this issue, it’s fascinating that Weigel writes,No serious journalist has defended the leak of my private e-mails; no one who works in politics or journalism would accept a situation where the things they said off the record could immediately become public.
“No one who works in politics or journalism would accept…”
I’d propose that all political parties, and all media outfits, and all journalism schools, immediately send everyone to short seminars on the potential of electronic media. Once you’ve typed it, or filmed it, it’s gone. The public may not be aware of it, but it exists in a form which could become public in less than a minute.
“No one…would accept…” I think they all need to read the tale of King Canute.
Weigel’s not the only one to be caught. Emails have settled any number of divorce cases. Wall Street traders and executives have been caught. Climategate. A law student at Harvard was recently pilloried for something she typed in an email which she had every moral right to expect to remain private.
Except, our world doesn’t work that way anymore. There is no electronic media which will remain private forever. It’s ironic, considering how many blogs are publicly posted, but essentially unread.
I find it fascinating that everyone is looking for a leaker. Of course, it could be a leaker. On the other hand, maybe Journolist has been hacked. Maybe someone (or many someones) has the ability to access anyone’s email logs at any time. Perhaps some hackers don’t use the control over the accounts to send spam. (Search “How do email servers get hacked” to see how insecure data can be.)
Apt. 11d 
In light of my comment on your earlier thread on this issue, it’s fascinating that Weigel writes,No serious journalist has defended the leak of my private e-mails; no one who works in politics or journalism would accept a situation where the things they said off the record could immediately become public.
“No one who works in politics or journalism would accept…”
I’d propose that all political parties, and all media outfits, and all journalism schools, immediately send everyone to short seminars on the potential of electronic media. Once you’ve typed it, or filmed it, it’s gone. The public may not be aware of it, but it exists in a form which could become public in less than a minute.
“No one…would accept…” I think they all need to read the tale of King Canute.
Weigel’s not the only one to be caught. Emails have settled any number of divorce cases. Wall Street traders and executives have been caught. Climategate. A law student at Harvard was recently pilloried for something she typed in an email which she had every moral right to expect to remain private.
Except, our world doesn’t work that way anymore. There is no electronic media which will remain private forever. It’s ironic, considering how many blogs are publicly posted, but essentially unread.
I find it fascinating that everyone is looking for a leaker. Of course, it could be a leaker. On the other hand, maybe Journolist has been hacked. Maybe someone (or many someones) has the ability to access anyone’s email logs at any time. Perhaps some hackers don’t use the control over the accounts to send spam. (Search “How do email servers get hacked” to see how insecure data can be.)
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My eyes glazed over about the time he started working for Reason. I thought he was supposed to be good?
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