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Will Leaks To The Press Continue After NSA Contractor's Arrest?

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The Department of Justice announced government contractor Reality Winner's arrest on Monday, after she was charged with leaking classified information about Russian cyberattacks on U.S. election systems.

Now some are asking whether the news outlet that published the leaked information did enough to protect its source. Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik).

This segment aired on June 7, 2017.

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