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Nathaniel A. G. Zelinsky

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Foreign Cyber Attacks and the American Press: Why the Media Must Stop Reprinting Hacked Material

Nathaniel A. G. Zelinsky

While much ink has been shed dissecting Russia’s attempt to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, few have focused on the role played by the American media in facilitating Russia’s cyber attacks. This Essay argues that journalists should voluntarily adopt a professional norm against publishin…