"The folks at Hewlett-Packard don't exactly hold journalists in high regard."

Howard Kurtz's (a reporter for the Washington Post who covers journalism) thoughts on the HP mess.. Do you think he can get away with such statements?

What message does the HP board send to its employees, vendors, community, prospective future employees, and competitors by its action to discover the source of the leaks.

Undertaking the policy Ms. Dunn initiated are of necessity fairly secretive. However, could not a board or at least a few trusted outside counselors not discuss such policies before undertaking them and then adhere to Warren Bennis' admonition to use George Washington's methods before he went into battle -- by soliciting the views of many people and making sure the prospective downsides of any proposals were fully vetted (by among other methods -- encouraging dissent and surrounding oneself with people unafraid to tell the boss that he's wrong or ill advised).