In the Name of Security – Secrecy, Surveillance and Journalism

Secrecy, Surveillance and Journalism

Johan Lidberg, Denis Muller

• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781783087693
• eBook ISBN: 9781783087716
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Media Studies
• Index: Social Sciences

The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on 11 September 2001 saw the start of the so-called war on terror. The aim of 'In the Name of Security – Secrecy, Surveillance and Journalism' is to assess the impact of surveillance and other security measures on in-depth public interest journalism. How has the global fear-driven security paradigm sparked by 11 September affected journalism? At the core of the book sits what the authors have labeled the 'trust us dilemma'. Governments justify passing, at times, oppressive and far-reaching anti-terror laws to keep citizens safe from terror. By doing so governments are asking the public to trust their good intentions and the integrity of the security agencies. But how can the public decide to trust the government and its agencies if it does not have access to information on which to base its decision? 'In the Name of Security – Secrecy, Surveillance and Journalism' takes an internationally comparative approach using case studies from the powerful intelligence-sharing group known as the Five Eyes consisting of the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Chapters assessing a selection of EU countries and some of the BRICS countries provide additional and important points of comparison to the English-speaking countries that make up the Five Eyes.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Tables
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 The Public Privacy Conundrum – Anonymity and The Law in An Era of Mass Surveillance
• Chapter 2 Undesirable Types – The Surveillance of Journalists
• Chapter 3 Surveillance and National Security ‘Hyper-Legislation’ – Calibrating Restraints on Rights With A Freedom of Expression Threshold
• Chapter 4 The Ethics of Reporting National Security Matters
• Chapter 5 When One Person’s Noble Whistleblower Becomes Another’s Poisonous Leaker
• Chapter 6 Who Watches the Watchmen? Access to Information, Accountability and Government Secrecy
• Chapter 7 Eyes and Ears in the Sky – Drones and Mass Surveillance
• Chapter 8 Looking Over my Shoulder – Public Perceptions of Surveillance
• Chapter 9 Journalism and National Security in Three Bisa Countries – Brazil, India and South Africa
• Chapter 10 Journalism and National Security in the European Union
• Chapter 11 The Security Reporter Today – Journalists and Journalism in An Age of Surveillance
• Conclusion: Journalism and the State of Exception
• Contributors
• Index