A shield law might protect some reporters, but media critics say the one Obama has proposed is deeply flawed—and won’t make up for snooping on AP reporters. David Freedlander reports.
After the Department of Justice revealed this week that federal agents had subpoenaed months of phone and computer records from editors and reporters at the Associated Press, the White House responded on Wednesday with the legislative equivalent of a dozen roses and an “I’m sorry” card for the media: a...
