Claim 65

Sources reported avoiding contact with journalists for fear leak investigations would expose them.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Sources reported avoiding contact with journalists for fear leak investigations would expose them.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Documented chilling effect on sources
About: incident 2013-obama-doj-charges-eight-under-espionage-act
Source: The Obama Administration and the Press
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2013-10-10

Quotation from the source

I worry now about calling somebody because the contact can be found out through a check of phone records or e-mails.