Tuesday, May 31, 2005
SWOP homepageWhere Is This Generation's Deep Throat?
W. Mark Felt says he's "Deep Throat," one of the nation's most storied whistleblowers, in the latest issue of Vanity Fair.
I suppose the jury's still out on this one, with Woodward and Bernstein both issuing statements that neither denied nor corroborated the story. (since the original post, the Washington Post confirmed Felt as the source with the deep throat.)
But as we're living with the most secretive, paranoid administration ever - including the Nixon Administration - a few questions quickly pop to mind: Where are today's "Deep Throats?"
And with Newsweek's recent troubles with anonymous sources and the administration's vengeful response, who is going to print what whistleblowers say?
Local Secrets
Locally, whistleblowers have been treated poorly - not only by companies and gov't agencies whose secrets are revealed, but by the press too. No red herring offered by the accused seems to be left uncovered, yet whistleblowers' claims receive scant attention.
I suppose the jury's still out on this one, with Woodward and Bernstein both issuing statements that neither denied nor corroborated the story. (since the original post, the Washington Post confirmed Felt as the source with the deep throat.)
But as we're living with the most secretive, paranoid administration ever - including the Nixon Administration - a few questions quickly pop to mind: Where are today's "Deep Throats?"
And with Newsweek's recent troubles with anonymous sources and the administration's vengeful response, who is going to print what whistleblowers say?
Local Secrets
Locally, whistleblowers have been treated poorly - not only by companies and gov't agencies whose secrets are revealed, but by the press too. No red herring offered by the accused seems to be left uncovered, yet whistleblowers' claims receive scant attention.
