blondbraintrust

The Plain Dealer garnered national attention in recent weeks after Editor
Doug Clifton announced in a June 30 column that the paper would not publish two
stories because both were based on leaked documents and could result in trouble
for the people who leaked them.

The U.S. attorney's office wants a court hearing to find out who leaked
documents to The Plain Dealer that revealed former Cleveland Mayor Michael R.
White was the target of a probe that led to the indictment of consultant Nate
Gray, one of White's best friends.
"Once another medium identified us as a holder of the documents in
question, holding back the story became moot," Clifton said. "And we think that
it was a public service to be done in reporting the contents of the affidavit."
Clifton said the paper would honor its promises of confidentiality.
White said Thursday he had no immediate plans to issue subpoenas to find out
who leaked the documents.

# posted by blondbraintrust @ 10:45 PM