Predicting newsroom disruptions if the law did not pass, Mr. Small asked:“Could you ever have another Watergate exposed? The management of The Washington Post is too tough to be intimidated, but what about Deep Throat? He was the most important element, the key lead, in the reports of Woodward and Bernstein. Would he be as forthcoming if he knew that law enforcement officials could pick their way through everything those reporters had?”

Source: New York Times May 28, 2020 15:39 UTC