Mediagazer: Aaron Sorkin Slams Journalists for Publishing Hacked Sony Documents (Variety)

2:45 AM ET, December 15, 2014

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Variety:

Aaron Sorkin Slams Journalists for Publishing Hacked Sony Documents — “The Newsroom” creator Aaron Sorkin has a message for real-life newsrooms, taking aim at publications posting leaked Sony documents in a new op-ed. — Published on the New York Times' website Sunday evening …

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Emily Yoshida / The Verge:
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Stuart Elliott / New York Times:

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David Auerbach / Slate:

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Michael Sebastian / AdAge:

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