U.S. media principles tested by war on terror

NEW YORK (Reuters) - As it wages war in the name of democracy, the U.S. government stands accused by critics of eroding freedom of the press at home as journalists face jail for principles they say are enshrined in the Constitution. 

But with the media struggling to regain public confidence after a string of reporting scandals, journalists too are under pressure not to let their principles override security at a time when the United States has declared a "war on terrorism."