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Serving the Public Interest

From Tim Blair:

The New York Times explains why it didn’t publish Climategate emails:

The documents appear to have been acquired illegally and contain all manner of private information and statements that were never intended for the public eye, so they won’t be posted here.

The New York Times explains why it did publish WikiLeaks documents (that were acquired illegally and contain all manner of private information and statements never intended for the public eye):

The Times believes that the documents serve an important public interest...

[rest of justification here and supporting links: Tim Blair and Wikileaks]

Hat tip: Not PC

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