1 Amendments of Silvia COSTA related to 2016/2224(INI)
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that whistle-blowing is linked to freedom of the press and is essential in bringing to light illegal activities or activities which evidently severely harm the public interest; stresses that whistle- blowers are an important source of information for investigative journalism, and calls on the Member States to ensure that the right of journalists not to reveal a source’'s identity is effectively and legally protected; stresses that journalists, in case that they themselves are the source, should be protected and that authorities in both cases should refrain from using surveillance in order to ascertain their sources.;