Mediagazer: FBI exploited press credibility in bomb ruse (The Seattle Times)

10:05 AM ET, October 29, 2014

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The Seattle Times:

FBI exploited press credibility in bomb ruse — The Federal Bureau of Investigation's decision to use The Associated Press name on a made-up story to track down a suspect obliterates a line that never should have been crossed. — THE Associated Press has a well-earned reputation as an independent, credible government watchdog.

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