This was a norm completely shattered in the West by the Obama administration, and the Trump administration happily did the same to try to stop their leaking. In

This was a norm completely shattered in the West by the Obama administration, and the Trump administration happily did the same to try to stop their leaking. In the West, "reporters" and "activists" are unofficially certified by the government, and those who are not are considered suspected terrorists. The idea that NI police would hold themselves to a higher standard is laughable. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/us/phone-records-of-journalists-of-the-associated-press-seized-by-us.html https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/us/phone-records-of-journ... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fox-news-reporter-secretly-monitored-by-obama-administration-court-documents/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fox-news-reporter-secretly-moni... https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/us/trump-administration-phone-records-times-reporters.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/us/trump-administration-p... In the US, this attitude has even filtered down to local bosses: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/business/media/kansas-marion-newspaper-police-raid.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/business/media/kansas-mar...