This paper is intended to deal with governments’ surveillance on Palestinian journalists’ communications with information sources. It is the first study of its kind in Palestine. It seeks to explore the extent of journalists’ fears in communicating their sources through advanced methods of communications, such as WhatsApp, Skype, and messenger. It also seeks to discover the possible alternatives they may use to protect their confidential sources, in an attempt to avoid subsequent dangers they might face.

The study aims at answering several major questions including: What kind of surveillance do Palestinian journalists experience in their communications with information sources? Do they use substitute venues to avoid such surveillance? Do they uses messages encryption, face-to-face meetings, or any other means to protect them? How surveillance influences journalism profession in Palestine?

Conference Title

Research Group MEKK’s 5th annual conference on the Safety of Journalists – Digital Safety Oslo November 6th-8th, 2019

Conference Country

Norway

Conference Date

Nov. 6, 2019 - Nov. 8, 2020

Conference Sponsor

https://en.unesco.org/news/academic-conference-safety-journalists-2019

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