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Justice Department Targets Journalist Sources

November 30, 2017Accountability, Accuracy, Freedom of Speech, Independence, MediaAttorney General Jeff Sessions, Columbia Journalism Review, Columbia University, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Speech Foundation, Justice Department, Knight First Amendment Institute, leakers, Trevor Timm, whistleblowersethicsadviceline

Justice Department criminal investigations into sources of journalists are up 800 percent, writes Trevor Timm. Lawsuit aims to show how government is stifling freedom of speech.

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