The Subpoena Conundrum: Government Overreach in the Age of Journalism The Justice Department's latest move to subpoena records from a New York Times freelance journalist raises questions about the limits of government power and its impact on free press.
Freelance journalist Matthew Cole, who contributed to a story exposing a botched U. S.
military operation in North Korea, received a subpoena in February demanding access to over two years' worth of his professional notes and testimony.