AP Editor Explains Request for Sandy Hook 911 Records

AP Editor William J. Kole writes that reason that his news organization requested the tapes of 911 calls made about the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., is because it would be in the public interest to examine "the law enforcement response to one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history." But, while Kole said a prosecutor's refusal to release the records breaks the law, he also points out that the AP may not use the 911 calls: "It’s journalism’s dirty little secret: Just because we have information doesn’t necessarily mean we’re going to use it."