"There is an old journalist's saw that says you shouldn't let the facts get in the way of a good story. No wonder newspapers, including The Chronicle, have referred to blogger Josh Wolf, 24, as "the longest imprisoned journalist" in America. There is, after all, nothing more seductive to those in this profession than a story about a plucky journalist who stands up to authoritarian power and goes to jail to preserve his right to protect his sources. So who cares if Wolf is not a journalist?"

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• sf chronicle: a journalist in his own mind
• joshwolf.net

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