wikileaks, and we don t know where they will draw the line. nevertheless, it is a major policy change. it is a reversal of how things worked not just under the trump administration but also under the obama administration. so this is a very big deal for first amendment activities and investigative journalism. and before i have to let you go, i know over the years there have been a growing number of people who said, well, we face all of these threats around the world, journalists are dealing with all kinds of information including digital information, i don t want the government wire tapping reporters necessarily but if they have to do some surveillance, including digging through records to protect national security, then that may be a reasonable cost of doing business in 2021. what about that? well, obviously i m an investigative journalist who writes about national security matters, and so i m biassed. that said, the ability to speak to confidential sources is crucial for educating
complicated in the world where there s not just the mainstream media but there s state-sponsored russian propaganda organizations like wikileaks, and we don t know where they will draw the line. nevertheless, it is a major policy change. it is a reversal of how things worked not just under the trump administration but also under the obama administration. so this is a very big deal for first amendment activities and investigative journalism. and before i have to let you go, i know over the years there have been a growing number of people who said, well, we face all of these threats around the world, journalists are dealing with all kinds of information including digital information, i don t want the government wire tapping reporters necessarily but if they have to do some surveillance, including digging through records to protect national security, then that may be a reasonable cost of doing business in 2021. what about that? well, obviously i m an investigative journalist who write