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KingContext24 karma
Can't help but notice that you dodged the question. Possibly wise. Here's how the late Michael Hastings answered it last year:
Yes. Every once and awhile, I'll get a death threat from someone--like, "if we don't like what you write, we'll hunt you down and kill you" kind of thing. But there's a more insidious response most of the time when you piss off the powerful. They come after your career, they try to come after your credibility. They do cocktail party whisper campaigns. They try to make you "controversial." Sadly, The Powers That Be are often aided by other journalists.
The Pentagon has launched three investigations into stories I've done over the past 18 months under the pretense of finding the wrongdoing we were exposing. But the investigations were really about creating a Pentagon approved official document to criticize journalism they don't like.
Chilling. Hope you stay safe and keep reporting.
KingContext7 karma
I don't see why you're getting downvoted.
An office (or offices) full of people somewhere probably got a memo linking to this post.
KingContext3 karma
Partisanship is a disease. Or as Gov. Jesse Ventura is fond of saying, it's just "kayfabe".
Have you experienced any of this "they all go to the same parties" vibe that Ventura describes? Is there any sort of concerted effort by the RNC and DNC to project an atmosphere of division to the public?
KingContext24 karma
Perjury is very illegal.
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