Mediagazer: The real story in the NSA scandal is the collapse of journalism (Ed Bott/ZDNet)

10:40 PM ET, June 9, 2013

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Ed Bott / ZDNet:

The real story in the NSA scandal is the collapse of journalism — Summary: A bombshell story published in the Washington Post this week alleged that the NSA had enlisted nine tech giants, including Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Apple, in a massive program of online spying.

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