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The Robert MacNeil Report (1976-03-02)
About this film
Guests from the CIA, ACLU and the press debate the need for the government to keep secrets. The specific controversy concerns the release by journalist Daniel Schorr of a Pike Committee report concerning potential illegal activities by the CIA, FBI and NSA. Congress is considering an anti-leaking law while press freedom advocates support the tension between government secrecy and the public's need to know.
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NewsHour Productions
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, The Robert MacNeil Report, Daniel Schorr, Pike Committee, Church Committee, CIA Misconduct, Journalism Ethics, Freedom of the Press, First Amendment, Government Secrecy, Classified Information, Pentagon Papers, Neil Sheehan, CBS News, Village Voice, House Rules Committee, Intelligence Oversight, National Security, Contempt of Congress, FBI Investigations, Whistleblowing, Public Right to Know, Media Ethics, Investigative Journalism, U.S. House of Representatives, Subpoena Powers
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