1. Wiki treason.
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BLOGS , *ELECTRONIC surveillance , *LEAKS (Disclosure of information) , *CRIMINAL investigation , *TREASON , *FREEDOM of the press - Abstract
The article looks at press freedom in Germany, reporting on a 2015 episode in which demonstrations led to the firing of the country's federal prosecutor after he initiated a treason investigation of Andre Meister and Markus Beckedahl, publishers of the Netzpolitik.org blog, for publishing leaked information about German digital surveillance policy. A 1962 episode involving press freedom in West Germany and the magazine "Der Spiegel" is discussed.
- Published
- 2015