In an ideal world where press freedom is guaranteed and access to information is a basic human right, there would be no need to get protection for whistleblowers or journalists.
After all, to inform is not a crime.
One would presume that the European Union with all its advanced democracies and legislations would be a leading example in the world in ensuring these fundamental rights.
But a quick scan of the International Consortium of Investi...
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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.