In 2013, following the leaks by Edward Snowden, The Guardian published a number of classified NSA documents. Both leaking and publishing leaks violate the law prohibiting unauthorized disclosures. Accordingly, there are two potential targets for prosecution: the leakers and the press. In practice, however, only the leakers are prosecuted: Snowden is facing a threat of 30 years’ imprisonment; no charges have been made against The Guardian . If both leaking and publishing leaks violate the law, why prosecute only the leakers and not the press? I consider and reject two arguments. The first claims that the press has special moral claims by virtue of its rights (press freedom) or its role (the Fourth Estate; conduit for information). The second argument states that the leakers commit a greater wrong than the press. I conclude that the current prosecution practice is inconsistent: prosecutors should either prosecute both or neither.

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为什么是斯诺登而不是格林沃尔德？论新闻界对未经授权披露机密信息的责任

2013 年，在爱德华·斯诺登泄密之后，《卫报》发布了一些 NSA 机密文件。泄密和发布泄密都违反了禁止未经授权披露的法律。因此，有两个潜在的起诉目标：泄密者和媒体。然而，实际上，只有泄密者受到起诉：斯诺登面临 30 年监禁的威胁；没有对卫报提出任何指控。如果泄密和出版泄密都违法，为什么只起诉泄密者而不起诉媒体？我考虑并拒绝两个论点。第一种主张，新闻界因其权利（新闻自由）或角色（第四等级；信息渠道）而具有特殊的道德主张。第二个论点指出，泄密者犯下的错误比媒体更大。