State Department: Prosecuting journalists is not harassment

Published April 28, 2014 4:00am ET



Prosecutions of journalists who refuse to disclose their sources for national security-related stories do not qualify as harassment, according to a State Department spokesperson.

“Individuals are required to testify in court cases all the time,” Jen Psaki said during Monday’s press briefing. “There is an enormous difference between when we’re talking about an individual revealing classified information and what we’re seeing happening around the world.”

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