Captured by the press

[ewx]

So what's so bad about these sailors and marines being allowed to sell their stories to the papers?

(i.e. as compared to just anyone being allowed to sell stories to papers; chequebook journalism may well be problematic in general but I don't see why it should be prohibited specifically to military personnel.)

Comments

[ewx.livejournal.com]

But surely there'd be just as much danger of this even if they weren't paid.

[nevboo.livejournal.com]

True. I guess I was fixated there on the telling the story part rather than the paid part. I thought normally they couldn't tell or be paid.