from thepeople i know wikileaks experience revere julian assange, but they also revere bradley manning and think he is a hero. a lot of people not only admire what journalists who were here earlier do but think that edward snowden is a hero. i guess the question is -- and to those people, a group of journalists sitting around talking about how the law should protect journalists but not those other guys, it sounds self-serving. as journalist, do we have some obligation to advocate stronger protections for leakers/whistleblowers? all, her name is chelsea manning. i think the first incumbent duty on us is to make sure that our sources are entering into relationship of informed consent. with many of the encryption , i think it is more important that my sources know how to use it than that i do. to some degree i need to know how to use it so i can teach sources out to use it. of newsaily gathering are working a story, i don't have a chance to push for legislation, but i do think if i explained that informed consent, if i explain the status of my sources, i give the public the opportunity to