Media Criticism
In Defense of the Washington Post's Much Maligned Snowden Editorial
Benjamin Wittes Wed, Sep 21, 2016, 5:59 PM
The Washington Post editorial page has no institutional duty whatsoever to defend a source simply because the news side won a Pulitzer based on his criminality. The editorial staff is not tasked with deciding whether or not to publish Snowden documents. The news staff is not tasked with opining on whether Snowden should get a pardon.