Report: Obama brings chilling effect on journalism
The US government's aggressive prosecution of leaks and efforts to control information is having a chilling effect on journalists and government whistle-blowers, according to a report released Thursday on US press freedoms under the Obama administration.
The Committee to Protect Journalists conducted its first examination of US press freedoms amid the Obama administration's unprecedented number of prosecutions of government sources and seizures of journalists' records. Usually the group focuses on advocating for press freedoms abroad. (AP)
