Siegal, Allan M.2023-06-022007Siegal, Allan M. "Secrets about Secrets: The Backstage Conversations between Press and Government." Shorenstein Center Working Paper Series 2007.2, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2007.https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37375927This paper will examine vetting arrangements described by journalists and capsule case histories of both agreement and refusal to withhold information. The examples, nearly all from the post-9/11 period, demonstrate that consultation is indeed commonplace. But they also illustrate premises on which government and media talk past each other.en-USResearch Paper or Report2023-06-02