This kind of response is not new sadly. On Netflix, there is a documentary on Daniel Elisberg and his leaking of the Pentagon Papers [1] - The Most Dangerous Man in America [2]. If you watch it and you'll see some of the parallels to today with the responses between the State and Journalism.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon_Papers [2] http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/daniel_ellsberg_doc/