On today's Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll discuss media coverage of the Bradley Manning trial. How are reporters covering what the documents he leaked actually contain? He says he leaked them to start a debate about US foreign policy. So where’s the debate and what are the consequences of this case for the future of journalism? We’ll be joined by independent journalist Sahar Issa, Firedoglake’s Kevin Gosztola, and Guardian’s Ed Pilkington. Join the conversation and call in with your questions on the next Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and you.
Guests:
Ed Pilkington, chief reporter for Guardian US, and author of Beyond the Mother Country
Kevin Gosztola, journalist covering civil liberties & national security issues for Firedoglake. He is the co-author of Truth and Consequences: The U.S. vs. Bradley Manning
Sahar Issa, former McClatchy Baghdad Bureau Correspondent
Web Resources
Poynter: Did the Media Drop the Ball on the Bradley Manning Trial?
The Guardian: NSA Tool Collects "Nearly Everything a User Does on the Internet"
The Guardian: New York Woman Visited by Police after Researching Pressure Cookers
McClatchy: McClatchy asks Obama administration if U.S. helped New Zealand collect data on journalist
