What a difference eight years makes. In 2016, emails from Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee were pilfered and publicized by Russian hackers and the press couldn’t stop writing about it. In 2024, allegedly Iranian hackers infiltrated the Trump campaign’s computers and the three media outlets who were sent the goods declined…
The Difference Between the Clinton and Trump Hacks
In 2024, allegedly Iranian hackers infiltrated the Trump campaign’s computers and the three media outlets who received the materials declined to publish them. (Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi via Getty Images)
Instead of gatekeeping information revealed by hacks from foreign actors, journalists should get back to verifying whether it is true and relevant, argues Eli Lake.
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