It was mentioned as an example of how journalists resisted publishing information from the FBI, unlike the Hamilton 68 case, which they ran with.
There was a famous case where it was Howard Hunt. It's in his memoir, American Spy, talks about how Chuck Colson had him forge cables about JFK and Vietnam.
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It was mentioned as an example of how journalists resisted publishing information from the FBI, unlike the Hamilton 68 case, which they ran with.
There was a famous case where it was Howard Hunt. It's in his memoir, American Spy, talks about how Chuck Colson had him forge cables about JFK and Vietnam.
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It was mentioned in relation to a discussion about the media's role in verifying information. The book was cited as an example of a situation where journalists declined to publish unsubstantiated information, even when it was given to them by powerful people.
There was a famous case where it was Howard Hunt. It's in his memoir, American Spy, talks about how Chuck Colson had him forge cables about JFK and Vietnam. And they tried to get them in Life magazine and Life magazine wouldn't publish it because they couldn't prove that the cables were authentic.