If the Al-Qaeda terrorists who attacked the United States in 2001 wanted to weaken the West, they achieved their mission by striking a blow at the heart of democracy. Since 9/11 governments including those of the USA, the UK, France and Australia have introduced tough, intimidating legislation to di...

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Main Author:	Fowler, Andrew (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group 2018
Series:	The criminalization of political dissent Criminalization of political dissent (Series)
Subjects:	Government and the press Journalism Freedom of the press
Online Access:	URL des Erstveroeffentlichers
Summary:	If the Al-Qaeda terrorists who attacked the United States in 2001 wanted to weaken the West, they achieved their mission by striking a blow at the heart of democracy. Since 9/11 governments including those of the USA, the UK, France and Australia have introduced tough, intimidating legislation to discourage the legitimate activities of a probing press, so greatly needed after the Iraq War proved that executive government could not be trusted. Often hiding behind arguments about defending national security and fighting the war on terror, governments criminalised legitimate journalistic work, ramping up their attacks on journalists' sources, and the whistle-blowers who are so essential in keeping governments honest. Through detailed research and analysis, this book, which includes interviews with leading figures in the field, including Edward Snowden, explains how mass surveillance and anti-terror laws are of questionable value in defeating terrorism, but have had a 'chilling effect' on one of the foundations of democracy: revelatory journalism
Item Description:	Description based on print version record
Physical Description:	1 online resource (244 pages.)
ISBN:	9781315099927 1315099926