Probes of Robert Novak detailed in newly released FBI papers (agents, television)

[pbrauer]

washingtonpost.com

"The FBI launched three investigations into the source of classified material made public by newspaper columnist Robert Novak in the 1980s, newly obtained records show.

Previously secret FBI files reveal that the bureau pursued his sources after reading columns by Novak and his writing partner, Rowland Evans, that were published in The Washington Post in 1983 and again in 1987. Agents also tried to identify the source of classified information that Novak divulged in 1983 on the television show "The McLaughlin Group."

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[thecoalman]

Frankly I don't think journalists should be given any special treatment especially in this day and age when the lines are so blurred on who's a journalist.

[JimMe]

Originally Posted by pbrauer

washingtonpost.com

"The FBI launched three investigations into the source of classified material made public by newspaper columnist Robert Novak in the 1980s, newly obtained records show.

Previously secret FBI files reveal that the bureau pursued his sources after reading columns by Novak and his writing partner, Rowland Evans, that were published in The Washington Post in 1983 and again in 1987. Agents also tried to identify the source of classified information that Novak divulged in 1983 on the television show "The McLaughlin Group."

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Your title is misleading. It wasn't Novak who was being investigated but the sources of his stories.

[pbrauer]

The title of the thread is the same as the WP story.