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I think journalists at this point should seriously consider living in a different country than they report on, working as anonymously as possible, and utilizing
by pessimizer 4y ago
I think journalists at this point should seriously consider living in a different country than they report on, working as anonymously as possible, and utilizing a network of unnamed sources. Aggressive states aren't going to be deterred by your amateur opsec. Your best chance to keep working is not to be noticed as an individual.
- CatWChainsaw 4y agoWhen deepfakes become indistinguishable from reality, seeing events in person will be the only surefire way of verifying reality. The rest of the time you'll depend on trust chains, each link of which can be broken.
- duxup 4y agoI think that would make it difficult to cultivate relationships and result in more problems. Doesn’t seem necessary as far as “more free” countries go, but maybe necessary at some times.
- libraryatnight 4y agoWe barely get adequate perspective when people live in the country, I can't imagine trying to read some reporter talk about what's going on in Arizona as they write from Argentina.