Self-Censorship

[] > Subject: Increase in Self-Censorship in relation the NSA privacy violation. Occasion: Increase in Self-Censorship and fact that 1 in 6 writers avoid writing and speaking on a topic they thought would subject them to surveillance. Stifling of freedom of expression Audience: general public, government officials, foreign leaders, UN, Privacy advocates, security advocates, writers. Purpose: To inform readers on the negative effects the NSA's actions on privacy has had over the writers. Garnish support against the NSA's action through detrimental effects in writers. Shed light on the negative effects of NSA's privacy violations. Speaker: privacy advocates, writers, Juan Cole Tone: serious, critical, contemplative, didactic Decisions: Used diagrams, numbers and pictures to substantiate its claim, utilized quotes from writers to substantiate its claims.
 * "Recent disclosures of the NSA's widespread dragnet program coupled with its frequent targeting of journalists are having a 'chilling effect' on American writers, stifling their freedom of expression at great detriment to society "
 * "Journalists and nonfiction writers responding to the poll were overwhelmingly concerned over how best to protect their sources in this new climate of repressed press freedoms. Eighty-one percent of writers surveyed said they are "very concerned about government efforts to compel journalists to reveal sources of classified information, and another 15% are somewhat concerned."
 * "The NSA’s surveillance will damage the ability of the press to report on the important issues of our time," note the report authors, "if journalists refrain from contacting sources for fear that their sources will be found out and harmed, or if sources conclude that they cannot safely speak to journalists and thus stay silent.