Monday, August 19, 2013

The Irony

Instapundit » Blog Archive » JEFF JARVIS: The White House Credibility Deficit: The NSA leaks ended the power of Obama officials…: "JEFF JARVIS: The White House Credibility Deficit: The NSA leaks ended the power of Obama officials to ration access. No self-respecting journalist believes what they say. “That is the punchline of the Snowden affair: when we can’t trust what government tells us, we come to trust those whom government doesn’t trust. Thus, we no longer necessarily care what the official line is and who delivers it. And when that happens, access – the currency of the Beltway – becomes worthless. Ah, the irony.”

Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 10:35 pm"
If only journalists had memories longer than fruit flies this would have an impact.