Trevor Timm: Kako svobodna je naša svoboda tiska?

Kako svobodna je naša svoboda tiska?

V ZDA ima tisk pravico do objave skrivnih informacij, ki jih mora javnost izvedeti, kar ščiti Prvi amandma. Zaradi vladnega nadzora je za žvižgače, ki so vir praktično vseh pomembnih zgodb o nacionalni varnosti od 11. septembra, vse težje deliti te informacije. V tem kratkem in jedrnatem govoru soustanovitelj Fundacije za svobodo tiska (Freedom of the Press Foundation) in TED Fellow, Trevor Timm, opiše nedavno zgodovino vladnih ukrepov proti posameznikom, ki razkrijejo kriminal in nepravičnost, in zagovarja tehnologije, ki jim lahko pomagajo to narediti varno in anonimno.

The right to publish secret information in the public interest is protected by the First Amendment, yet government surveillance puts whistleblowers and journalists at risk. After exposing both illegal wiretapping and a failed CIA operation, one reporter faced years under threat of prison while prosecutors secretly seized his digital records. Since 9/11, nearly every significant national security story has come from whistleblowers, but increased spying undermines their ability to safely share vital information. New technologies offer hope, allowing sources to stay anonymous and the press to defend its essential role.