Jane Mayer on Reporting and Protecting Sources After 9-11

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Channel: The Nation · 2009 · News & Politics

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The New Yorker's Jane Mayer discusses the lingering chill of 9-11 on journalistic freedom and freedom of the press. In this video from The Nation's "Journalism in 10" series, she discusses new risks faced by anonymous sources and whistleblowers, the current status and political momentum around "shield laws," and national security exceptions to freedom of speech.

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