Protecting Journalists’ Sources: Don't Take Your Smart Phone

Mark Pearson of Journlaw.com interviews Cameron Stewart, National security reporter and associate editor at The Australian newspaper. They discuss the challenges facing investigative journalists in the era of technological surveillance. Among other gems of advice: leave your smartphones back at your office when you are meeting confidential sources. More at: Journalists revert to age-old methods to protect sources, says @camstewarttheoz

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