Support the #RighttoReport. Protect Journalist Rights.
Journalists risk their lives traveling to some of the most dangerous places in the world to bring us information about current events. We were reminded of how dangerous this work can be with the executions of journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff by ISIS. Journalists have a right to gather and report the news to public and the U.S. government should do everything in their power to protect, not erode, those rights.
But that’s not what’s happening. Reports based on documents leaked by Edward Snowden suggest that the U.S. and allied intelligence agencies have targeted news organizations, journalists, and human rights groups for surveillance. When journalists believe they might be targeted by government hackers, pulled into a criminal investigation, or searched and interrogated about their work, their ability to inform the public erodes and their lives could be put at risk.
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