Trevor Timm: 出版自由究竟有幾多？

出版自由究竟有幾多？

喺美國，因為第一修正案嘅保護，傳媒有權報道公衆需要知情嘅祕密消息。但政府嘅監視令告密者覺得，9.11 之後要分享基本上所有國家安全大新聞嘅消息來源，係越嚟越危險嘅事。係依嗰簡短但又包含咗大量資訊嘅演講裏面，新聞自由基金會聯合創始人、TED 研究生 Trevor Timm 審視政府最近對某啲人嘅行動。呢啲人揭發罪行、揭露不公義，同時主張用科技令人可以更加安全同匿名地揭發事件。

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.