By: Miki Johnson At long last the journalism community's top news stories have finally received the recognition they deserve from the prestigious fake-news establishment.
Picking on the media melee surrounding source protection in the I. Lewis ?Scooter? Libby trial and the more recent talk of an investigation into leaks to the Washington Post about secret CIA prisons, the front page of today's
Onion included a satirical story headlined ?Redbook Reporter Refuses To Disclose Source Of Recipe.?
Positing a fabricated case where reporter Nancy Steuber ?will be held in contempt of course if she continues to withhold the source of a recipe for maple-glazed ham,? the story obviously references Judith Miller's jail stay for refusing to reveal her sources.
?It is the opinion of the court that this is the most devastatingly succulent ham to come across our docket in a very long time,? the story quotes fictional judge Antonio Pelicore. ?The state has a vested interest in learning the identity of the person responsible for a dish of this mouth-watering magnitude.?
Complete with speculation that Steuber's refusal to reveal her source is ?motivated by self-interest, not a desire to protect free speech,? the story finishes with a quote from the ?reporter? ringing of recent real-news stories.
?It's a women's magazine journalist's job to report on recipes of this caliber fairly and accurately. But when it comes to who is behind those recipes, or how best to use the leftovers, I'm afraid I'll have to remain silent, no matter the personal cost.?
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