This morning's San Jose Mercury News contains a scathing, fantastic open letter to Steve Jobs by Mike Langberg, urging him to back off from his ongoing legal actions to get online journalists to reveal their sources:
There's another old saying in my profession: The mission of journalists is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
Apple looks comfortable, even smug, by insisting online publishers such as the 19-year-old Harvard University freshman who runs ThinkSecret should face huge financial liabilities just because it's embarrassing for you to introduce new products at the big Macworld show after details have been revealed in advance online.
You don't want to look hypocritical. You've grabbed the media spotlight with both hands, much to Apple's benefit, so you shouldn't suddenly complain the beam is too bright.
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(Thanks, Cindy!)
