"The UK government is not giving enough consideration to privacy and freedom of the press, and the recently revealed surveillance of journalists is yet more proof of that, the Internet Advocacy Coordinator of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) told Sputnik news agency Wednesday.
“As yesterday's Guardian story shows, privacy and press freedom are linked, and the UK government appears to be giving insufficient consideration to both,” Geoffrey King told Sputnik.
On Monday, the Guardian reported that according to documents leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, the British Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) had been intercepting the emails of US and UK media employees. Moreover, the documents suggest that GCHQ lists investigative journalists as a security threat alongside terrorists and hackers.
CPJ’s Geoffrey King said the Committee was deeply concerned about the revelations.
“It is perhaps even more disturbing that the government reportedly classified investigative journalists as a ‘threat’ alongside criminal hackers and terrorists,” King said."
- Date Published:01/21/2015
- Original Publication:Sputnik