Article snippet: Photo Daniel Ellsberg, center, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, at the Watergate hearings. Credit Mike Lien/The New York Times If there were an award for news media buzzword of the week, this one could go to “leak.”Since the resignation on Monday night of Michael T. Flynn as national security adviser — and reports in various places, including The New York Times, about communications between President Trump’s campaign and Russia — Mr. Trump has railed against leaks and the news organizations that have published articles based on them. He has repeatedly called them “illegal” and has threatened to “find the leakers.”Right-leaning news outlets have seized on this narrative, too, focusing their coverage on unauthorized disclosures streaming out of Washington and raising questions about whether the leaks are intended to damage Mr. Trump.The president’s denouncements have called attention to what has long been a staple of journalism. They have raised the question: Is the substance of the leaks, or are the leaks themselves, the bigger story? But what exactly constitutes a leak? And are they, as Mr. Trump suggests, illegal?What is a leak? The real story here is why are there so many illegal leaks coming out of Washington? Will these leaks be happening as I deal on N.Korea etc? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) Feb. 14, 2017 Generally, a leak is an intentional disclosure of secret informa... Link to the full article to read more