The Pew Research Center has blown the whistle as to how the government is collecting data about individuals and violating their privacy!
According
to Natural
News, a recent poll conducted by the Pew Research Center revealed that
nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of investigative reporters in the United States
believe that the government has "probably collected data about their phone
calls, emails or online communications, and eight-in-ten believe that being a
journalist increases the likelihood that their data will be collected."
This
is a shocking revelation, especially considering the fact that the current
administration promised to be "the most transparent" in the nation's
history. In fact, the Obama Administration has shown itself to be remorseless
in pursuing those who leak information to the press and in spying on reporters
who dare to investigate its activities.
A
free press is fundamental to a free society, and perhaps the most troubling
aspect of this story is the fact that so few reporters seem outraged or even
concerned about the government's interference in their profession. It's as if
we as a society have become used to the idea that privacy is no longer a basic
human right.
Although
most investigative reporters say that the spying has not affected their
reporting, a significant percentage admit that they have modified their
journalistic approach.
From
the Pew report:
Just
14% say that in the past 12 months, such concerns have kept them from pursuing
a story or reaching out to a particular source, or have led them to consider
leaving investigative journalism altogether.
However,
49 percent say they have "at least somewhat changed the way they store or
share sensitive documents." And 29 percent admit they have changed the way
they communicate with "other reporters, editors or producers."
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