The US system that classifies and protects secrets has emerged in a curious way since the 20th century.
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UK press freedom has come under threat.
What’s kept out of the news is just as, if not more, important than what is included.
Proposals to toughen the Official Secrets Act are the latest in a long history of efforts designed to prevent government embarrassment.
Public interest disclosures are necessary in a functioning democracy. These reforms would make it harder to hold power to account.
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Reader in Journalism, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of Cultural Sociology, Lancaster University
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Professor, School of Journalism, Media and Culture; University Dean of Research Environment and Culture, Cardiff University
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International Director, Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM), University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor of American History, University of East Anglia