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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Beware of the Trump administration’s coming crackdown on leaks — and journalism
Prosecuting sources is a direct threat to press freedom.
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How the Espionage Act morphed into a dangerous tool used to prosecute sources and threaten journalists
The Espionage Act is a draconian statute used to stifle press freedom for decades.
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America’s ‘Official Secrets Act’ — the long, sad history of the 100-year-old Espionage Act
The Espionage Act is used to prosecute whistleblowers and threaten journalists. This is its history.
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Edward Snowden on Trump administration's recent arrest of an alleged journalistic source
The Trump administration charged a news outlet's source under the draconian Espionage Act this week. Edward Snowden responds.
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We targeted a SecureDrop ad at potential whistleblowers in the Trump administration. You can too.
Any news organization can run a Twitter or Facebook ad targeting Trump administration employees for whistleblowing.
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Incredible news: President Obama has commuted the sentence of whistleblower Chelsea Manning
Brave whistleblower Chelsea Manning will be released from prison on May 17th, rather than in 2045.
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How the Obama administration laid the groundwork for Trump’s coming crackdown on the press
Trump has threatened to crackdown on the press, and sadly Obama has left him all the tools to do so.
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Author Barry Eisler talks about whistleblowers and secrecy at the Association of Former Intelligence Officers
Author and former CIA officer Barry Eisler spoke at the Association of Former Intelligence Officers opposite ex-CIA and NSA director Michael Hayden on Monday. Below is an adaptation of his opening remarks about the importance of whistleblowers and government transparency. Eisler's new novel, "God's Eye View," inspired by the Snowden …
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Chelsea Manning speaks from behind bars in new podcast
Amnesty International released a podcast with Chelsea Manning today. Listen here.
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Vindication: High court in New Zealand rules police raid on journalist Nicky Hager was illegal
In a huge victory for press freedom, New Zealand’s High Court has ruled decisively in favor of independent journalist Nicky Hager in his case against the New Zealand government for raiding his house and seizing his family’s possessions in 2014. The court’s decision, which was released on December 17, …
