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Necessary Secrets: National Security, the Media, and the Rule of Law

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W. W. Norton, May 23, 2011 - Political Science - 309 pages
Gabriel Schoenfeld “brilliantly illuminates” (Wall Street Journal) a growing rift between a press that sees itself as the heroic force promoting the public's “right to know” and a government that needs to safeguard information vital to the effective conduct of foreign policy. A masterful contribution to the enduring challenge of interpreting the First Amendment, Necessary Secrets offers a gripping account of how our national security, now and across the American past, has been compromised by disclosure of classified information.

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Review: Necessary Secrets: National Security, the Media, and the Rule of Law

User Review  - Patty - Goodreads

An interesting look at the public's "right to know" and a nation's need to protect its citizens. Where do we draw the line? And can it be a static line, or does it flow based on threat levels or other ... Read full review

Review: Necessary Secrets: National Security, the Media, and the Rule of Law

User Review  - Tom Mueller - Goodreads

From the back cover: ". . . best account ever of the relationship between the press and the government concerning the protection and disclosure of national-security secrets . . ." Extensive bibliography. Contains insight into why National Security must at times trump the First Amendment. Read full review

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About the author (2011)

Gabriel Schoenfeld is a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C. and a resident scholar at the Witherspoon Institute in Princeton, New Jersey. His essays on national security and modern history have appeared in leading publications including the New York Times , the Wall Street Journal , the Los Angeles Times , the Washington Post , the Weekly Standard , the New Republic , the Atlantic , the National Interest , and Commentary , where he was senior editor from 1994 to 2008. Schoenfeld holds a PhD in political science from Harvard University.

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