Psst, here’s how political leaks really work
posted at 6:41 pm on February 10, 2017 by Andrew Malcolm
In politics, you have good leaks and bad leaks and bad leaks that are really good leaks. News media are hungry for inside information, which means savvy sources can play reporters. Hiding behind anonymity, bureaucrats too can harm politicians or plans they oppose.
Leaking in political capitals like Washington can be a sophisticated strategic game with trade-craft elements of a John LeCarre novel involving code words, secret rendezvous in person or by phone and fake messages to advance or defeat a cause and especially to detect a leaker’s identity. Remember during Watergate reporters convening with their secret source in an underground parking garage?
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http://hotair.com/archives/2017/02/10/trump-phone-calls-how-political-leaks-really-work/
