Snowden anniversary a reminder of the need to protect whistleblowers and journalists
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Whistleblowers are essential to a free and unfettered press.
Whistleblowers play a critical role in informing the public and holding the government to account.
Sources who act out of conscience to leak information to the press further our democracy. Whistleblowers like Daniel Ellsberg, Chelsea Manning, and Edward Snowden, have exposed some of our government’s gravest abuses.
Unfortunately, whistleblowers are often prosecuted and jailed. That’s wrong. Whistleblowers and the journalists they work with should be celebrated, not punished.
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URGENT: Tell Sen. Schumer to pass the PRESS Act and stop the government from spying on journalists
Time is running out to make the PRESS Act the law of the land before Congress adjourns.
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Now’s the time: Tell Sen. Durbin to advance the PRESS Act, the historic press freedom legislation
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Don’t get lost in the Trump raid debates. The oft-abused Espionage Act is in dire need of reform
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Congress has a historic chance to protect journalists and whistleblowers in this year’s defense authorization bill
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Supreme Court entrenches ‘state secrets’ privilege, dealing a blow to accountability
The Supreme Court upheld and potentially expanded its pernicious “state secrets” privilege in two opinions late last week relating to expansive government surveillance and anti-terrorism programs.
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Government secrecy kills
Even the Director of National Intelligence admits the U.S. secrecy system is horribly broken.
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Support the NSO Group whistleblower, and others like him
Journalists have been working incredibly hard to expose the spyware company and its authoritarian users. But let's not forget about the whistleblowers.
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Investigate Customs and Border Protection for illicit investigations of journalists
New reporting into a government operation codenamed "Operation Whistle Pig" describes a shocking level of invasion into the personal and private lives of journalists. In blockbuster reporting, Yahoo News describes the actions of the Counter Network Division, a secretive unit of U.S. Customs and Border Protection that works with law enforcement and the intelligence community.
