Press freedom versus national security

President Bush says it was "disgraceful" for the New York Times to expose a secret government program that collects data on international financial transactions. Do the media have an ethical obligation not to publish some government secrets?

Jane Kirtley: Director of the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law at the University of Minnesota. Kirtley is also an attorney.

Scott Johnson: Minneapolis attorney who writes for the conservative Power Line blog.