From WNYC in New York, this is on the media.

Brooke Gladstone is away this week.

I'm Bob Garfield.

The Trump administration's dogged pursuit of all things leaky

ramped up last week with Attorney General Jeff Sessions announcing a renewed investigative effort

from within his Justice Department.

Since January, the department has more than triple the number of active leak investigations

compared to the number pending at the end of the last administration.

And while the White House has made no secret of its disgust with the mainstream media,

Sessions hinted at a new potentially punitive response to the publishing of unwelcome disclosures.

One of the things we are doing is reviewing policies affecting media subpoenas.

We respect the important role that the press plays and will give them respect, but it is not unlimited.

Days later, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was obliged to at least try to soften his boss's ominous warning.

We don't prosecute journalists for doing their jobs. Our goal is to prevent the leaks.

And so that's what we're after here.

We haven't revised the policy with regard to reporters.

Oh, really?

Is the president on board with that?

The president told Comey, he should throw journalists in jail.

What is clear is that the administration is determined to plug the leaks that have so embarrassed it from the beginning,

and existing law does provide leeway to crack down on journalists in the process.

Dana Gold is Director of Education and Strategic Partnerships at the Government Accountability Project.

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