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Book SynopsisThis book analyzes the implications of the Snowden affair for journalism and the role of the profession as a watchdog for the public good. Integrating discussions of media, law, surveillance, technology, and national security,
Journalism After Snowden offers a much-needed assessment of the promises and perils for journalism in the digital age.
Trade ReviewFree and irreverent journalism is one of the few defenses that democracy has against corrosive encroachment by the logic of national security under an indefinite state of emergency. This rich collection offers an indispensable overview of the challenges such journalism faces under pervasive electronic surveillance, and some of the technological and organizational strategies that may yet enable us to maintain an independent watchdog function despite these challenges. -- Yochai Benkler, Berkman Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies, Harvard University Law School Edward Snowden's whistle-blowing has sparked one of the most contentious debates in recent memory. Making sense of its profound implications, this landmark collection assembles incisive perspectives on the changing nature of the press, communication technologies, and state surveillance - and how these shifts affect our daily lives. Anyone concerned about the future of democracy should read this important book. -- Victor Pickard, University of Pennsylvania This is a fascinating and provocative collection of essays that throws into sharp relief the challenge that mass surveillance presents to journalism, to engaged citizenship, and even to democracy. Anyone who wants to understand the significance of the Snowden disclosures should start here. -- Jameel Jaffer, Founding Director, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, and former Deputy Legal Director, ACLU Journalism After Snowden brings together a remarkable group of contributors to reflect on the prospects for investigative reporting and democratic discourse in an age of ubiquitous electronic surveillance. I can think of no better or broader introduction to these critical issues. -- David Pozen, Professor of Law, Columbia Law School There is a new normal for journalism in the age of the surveillance state-a new normal hastened, if not created, by the Snowden leaks. This work contributes to those discussions by tapping the ideas of some of the world's top journalists, editors, and scholars. Together, they provide a rich and intellectually diverse set of perspectives on the implications of surveillance for journalism practice and for the role of journalism in democratic society. -- Jonathan Peters, William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications, the University of Kansas A provocative compendium of issues confronting journalism as new technologies pose an array of threats to independent reporting. Kirkus Reviews
Table of ContentsForeword, by Lee C. Bollinger Acknowledgments Introduction, by Emily Bell, Taylor Owen, and Smitha Khorana Part I. The Story and the Source 1. Journalism After Snowden, by Alan Rusbridger 2. In Defense of Leaks, by Jill Abramson 3. The Surveillance State, by Glenn Greenwald 4. A Conversation with Edward Snowden, by Edward Snowden and Emily Bell Part II. Journalists and Sources 5. Source Protection in the Age of Surveillance, by Steve Coll 6. Rescuing a Reporter's Right to Protect the Confidentiality of Sources, by David A. Schulz and Valerie Belair-Gagnon 7. Digital Security for Journalists, by Julia Angwin 8. Beyond PGP: How News Organizations Can and Must Protect Reporters and Sources at an Institutional Level, by Trevor Timm 9. Freedom of Information and Information Asymmetry, by Nabiha Syed Part III. Governing Surveillance 10. Political Journalism in a Networked Age, by Clay Shirky 11. National Security and the "New Yellow Press", by Steven G. Bradbury 12. A New Age of Cyberwarfare, by David E. Sanger 13. The Snowden Effect on the NSA and Reporting, by Siobhan Gorman 14. Edward Snowden, His Passport, and the Legal Identity of Americans, by Patrick Weil 15. Surveillance Policy as Risk Management, by Cass R. Sunstein Part IV. Communications Networks and New Media 16. Silicon Valley and Journalism, by Emily Bell 17. Digital Threats Against Journalists, by Ron Deibert 18. Fiber and Open Communications Networks, by Susan Crawford 19. Free Thought, Free Media, by Eben Moglen 20. Should Journalism Be a Surveillance-Safe Space?, by Ethan Zuckerman Postscript: Journalism After Snowden, by Jonathan Zittrain Contributors Index
