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...finding this story Lewin did nothing illegal, and nothing that any good reporter at a major newspaper doesn't do every day: keep his (or her) eyes open...
Technically Lewin, or any Harvard student, cannot in compliance with the rules of Harvard College access any file that was not created by that student...
...this file was created by noone--so the question of who can rightfully access it is has no clear answer. Lewin was also given permission to read the file by HASCS Director Franklin M. Steen, who said Lewin's actions would not constitute an invasion of privacy...
Investigative journalism is not "making" news as much as "finding" it, and I think that's a substantive difference. Lewin did not create the log file, nor did he manipulate it in order to allow himself or other students to see what was in it. Students other than Lewin had seen the file, and the tremendous potential for blackmail was acknowledged by almost everyone involved...
...Lewin legally could have revealed the file as soon as he found out about it. Instead he notified Harvard authorities and agreed to wait until the file was supposed to have been closed before he ran the story. He also legally could have revealed the names of those whose activities he tracked...