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The Intercept reports:
A prominent national security reporter for the Los Angeles Times routinely submitted drafts and detailed summaries of his stories to CIA press handlers prior to publication, according to documents obtained by The Intercept.
Email exchanges between CIA public affairs officers and Ken Dilanian, now an Associated Press intelligence reporter who previously covered the CIA for the Times, show that Dilanian enjoyed a closely collaborative relationship with the agency, explicitly promising positive news coverage and sometimes sending the press office entire story drafts for review prior to publication. In at least one instance, the CIA’s reaction appears to have led to significant changes in the story that was eventually published in the Times.
“I’m working on a story about congressional oversight of drone strikes that can present a good opportunity for you guys,” Dilanian wrote in one email to a CIA press officer, explaining that what he intended to report would be “reassuring to the public” about CIA drone strikes.
[...] The emails also show that Dilanian shared his work with the CIA before it was published, and invited the agency to request changes. On Friday April 27, 2012, he emailed the press office a draft story that he and a colleague, David Cloud, were preparing. The subject line was “this is where we are headed,” and he asked if “you guys want to push back on any of this.”
It appears the agency did push back. On May 2, 2012, he emailed the CIA a new opening to the story with a subject line that asked, “does this look better?”
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 30 2014, @11:46PM
I have noticed some bugs in SoylentNews but I can't figure out how to submit a bug report anonymously. GitHub keeps saying I have to log in. I ain't gonna use GitHub, 'cuz it ain't open source, and I'm not going to compromise my principles by using proprietary closed source software.
Here are the bugs:
1) http://www.soylentnews.com/ [soylentnews.com] shows a parked domain page instead of redirecting to http://www.soylentnews.org/ [soylentnews.org], like how http://soylentnews.com/ [soylentnews.com] redirects to http://soylentnews.org./ [soylentnews.org.]
2) The site should always be served up using HTTPS.
3) It takes too much effort to view all of the comments for a story. There needs to be a single button that will do the same as setting both dropdowns to -1 and clicking on the "Change" button.
Keep up the good work, men and women! Unlike Slashdot, this site gets better over time. And unlike Pipedot, people actually use this site!
(Score: 2) by SlimmPickens on Wednesday October 01 2014, @12:24AM
It takes too much effort to view all of the comments for a story. There needs to be a single button that will do the same as setting both dropdowns to -1 and clicking on the "Change" button.
You may be interested in "Television"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @01:20AM
Huh?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @01:44AM
Would be nice to have a pure by date option too so tha all comments are sorted by date not by thread at all
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @01:46AM
> Would be nice to have a pure by date option too so tha all comments are sorted by date not by thread at all
We already have that, it is "newest first (ignore threads)"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @02:02AM
We know it can be done that way. But there should be a faster way of accessing it. That's why a separate button is needed. Then it's just one click, instead of two.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Wednesday October 01 2014, @01:11AM
I ain't gonna use GitHub, 'cuz it ain't open source, and I'm not going to compromise my principles by using proprietary closed source software.
That's an awfully restrictive principle you have there. I mean you're compromising the stability of a community that heavily supports the principle you're trying not to compromise.
3) It takes too much effort to view all of the comments for a story. There needs to be a single button that will do the same as setting both dropdowns to -1 and clicking on the "Change" button.
Register an account.
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(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @01:23AM
I think the GP is right. Having to use GitHub to log bugs is itself a bug. And an account shouldn't be needed to view all of a submission's comments. This isn't reddit or HN or one of the other crap sites like that. Anonymity, or not needing an account, is one of the best things about /. and this site. So it should be easy to do basic things like logging bugs and views all comments without needing an account.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @01:38AM
Well said.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @01:48AM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @01:51AM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @02:04AM
Tork, why are you replying to yourself as an Anonymous Coward?
(Score: 2) by Tork on Wednesday October 01 2014, @02:53AM
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(Score: 2) by Tork on Wednesday October 01 2014, @01:46AM
Having to use GitHub to log bugs is itself a bug.
No, it isn't, it's just not your preference.
And an account shouldn't be needed to view all of a submission's comments.
You don't need an account to view all of the submission's comments.
Anonymity, or not needing an account, is one of the best things about /. and this site.
You have it.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @01:57AM
Nope, it's not a matter of preference. If an account is needed just to file a bug report, then that's broken functionality, which means it's a bug that needs to be fixed. And if functionality that isn't account-specific is only available to users with an account, that's also a bug, and it needs to be fixed. Only account-specific functionality like changing a password should be available to users with accounts. Otherwise it should be available to everyone.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Wednesday October 01 2014, @02:05AM
Nope, it's not a matter of preference. If an account is needed just to file a bug report, then that's broken functionality, which means it's a bug that needs to be fixed.
No, it isn't. It's working as designed, that is not a bug. What you want is a preference.
And if functionality that isn't account-specific is only available to users with an account, that's also a bug, and it needs to be fixed.
You have all the functionality without having an account. If you're lumping GitHub in that complaint then you're on the wrong site to bitch about that.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @02:10AM
If that's how it's designed, then it's broken. An account should never be needed to log a bug report or perform any other general action. If an account is needed, even by design, then it's a bug, and that bug should be fixed by removing the need for an account.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @01:48AM
> So it should be easy to do basic things like logging bugs and views all comments without needing an account.
I stopped logging in a few months ago, I do not find clicking 3 buttons an inconvenience.
But if it bothers you, go get a firefox add-on like stylish or redirector and set them up to rewrite the page the way you like it by default.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @01:55AM
If somebody has to script their browser in order to add basic functionality to a website, then the functionality should be part of the website itself.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Wednesday October 01 2014, @01:56AM
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @01:59AM
Nope, it doesn't exist if an account is needed to use it. Needing an account to use basic functionality is always a bug.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @02:09AM
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @02:12AM
You read it again, Tork. You're the one misunderstanding this. It shouldn't take 3 clicks to view all of the comments under a submission, regardless of whether one does or doesn't have an account. There should be one button, and clicking it shows all of the comments. It's a bug that this functionality doesn't exist, and it should be fixed.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @02:14AM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @02:18AM
Yes. If it takes more than one click to do something, then it's a bug and it should be fixed.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @02:20AM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @02:41AM
Potentially. I would only ever use the one to view all of the comments, including those at -1, but if others would find the other buttons useful then I think they should be added, too.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @02:45AM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @02:59AM
No, it's not a matter of preference. There's no contradiction here, Tork, as much as you want there to be. These are bugs that should be fixed. I know you're just trying to argue against this for the sake of arguing. But the fact is that these are bugs, and they should be fixed.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @03:07AM
No, it's not a matter of preference. There's no contradiction here...
Potentially. I would only ever use the one to view all of the comments, including those at -1, but if others would find the other buttons useful then I think they should be added, too.
That is an expression of preference. You cannot blame ME for what YOU said. The pull-down is a perfectly sane choice for a scenario like that. You just want the world to bend to your whims.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @03:19AM
Like I said, Tork, it's obviously not a matter of preference. You keep deluding yourself into thinking it is, but it obviously isn't. There are bugs present, and they need to be fixed. It's just that simple.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @03:26AM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @10:20AM
It's a bug because 3 clicks are needed with the dropdowns. With a button, only 1 click is needed. It's a matter of efficiency, not preference. I don't know why you've got such a thick, stiff, raging hard-on for preferences. We're talking about bugs that impact efficiency here.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @05:58PM
(Score: 1) by Horse With Stripes on Wednesday October 01 2014, @03:36AM
Thank you for your observations and concerns. Unfortunately a thread is not the correct place to report a bug. You can find information on reporting bugs by logging into your account, clicking on your 'Info' link, scrolling down to the FAQ4Me section and clicking on the "How to improve your community through participation" link.
There are a lot of great links strewn about your account settings and the best part about them is that none of them are buttons so you never have to click on more than one button. Of course, if you prefer buttons to links you can make that request at GitHub simply by registering an account and filling out a few change request & enhancement forms. Or you could check out a code module, add the changes yourself, and click the "commit changes" button.
Speaking of making code changes on the site, I recently submitted a code change for a GTFO button, but it requires a confirmation click so you probably wouldn't like it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @10:22AM
Did you not read anything in this thread of discussion? The fact that the other AC has to use github to log the bug, which requires an account, is of and in itself a bug! Yes, that's right, the bug reporting system is riddled with bugs that prevent it from being used to report bugs! Having to create an account of any sort to log a bug is a bug! It's a bug so severe that it prevents other bugs from being logged! So it's totally fine to post a comment here to point out that the bug system is broken. That's really the only option!
(Score: 1) by Horse With Stripes on Wednesday October 01 2014, @03:23AM
That's easy to fix. Go find a one-click installer for a site like this and, well, click it. I think there's one on GitHub, but you'll need to register an account to get to it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @03:26AM
You have to register an account to get it? That's a bug. Any time an account is needed, it's probably a bug.
(Score: 1) by Horse With Stripes on Wednesday October 01 2014, @03:41AM
Hmm ... I see ... you should probably register that bug so they can fix it. The best way to do that is to head on over to GitHub.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @10:27AM
The AC can't do that because github is a piece of broken crap and requires an account. Didn't you read any of the discussion here? That bug needs to be fixed before it can be used to log any of these bugs!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @06:01PM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @10:01PM
Try again, Tork. You're the one who didn't read the comment you replied to.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @10:55PM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01 2014, @10:25AM