Column: Taking care that articles don’t aid enemy’s efforts

Readers' Corner

Ombudsman Dave Mazzarella answers reader questions about Stars and Stripes.

Column: Taking care that articles don’t aid enemy’s efforts

Posted July 4th, 2007 by Dave Mazzarella

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Readers' Corner

There are delicate balances in the media world: revelation versus privacy; straight reporting versus advocacy; freedom to publish versus necessary secrecy. The last one comes closest to what I wanted to discuss today: the reporting of military events or capabilities that some interpret as aiding the enemy and endangering the lives of servicemembers.

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News Is Not Treason

On July 10th, 2007 JetTx says:

Well said...

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Dave Mazzarella is in his second tour of duty as ombudsman for Stars and Stripes. Mr. Mazzarella served in this role from 2000 to 2001 before becoming the paper's editorial director. He returned to his ombudsman's chair after retiring in Feb. 2007. Readers are invited to contact him directly via e-mail.