1. Where Freedom Of the Press Is Muffled.
- Author
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CARR, DAVID
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FREEDOM of the press , *JOURNALISM , *GOVERNMENTAL investigations , *MASS surveillance , *ACTIONS & defenses (Law) , *GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
The author discusses concerns regarding freedom of the press as of December 8, 2013, highlighting a British parliamentary hearing on leaks on government surveillance policies by former U.S. National Security Agency (N.S.A.) contractor Edward J. Snowden that were published in the newspaper "The Guardian." Topics addressed include the questioning of Alan Rusbridger, editor of "The Guardian," as well as the role of journalism in democracy
- Published
- 2013