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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Alexandra Topping

NUJ ‘extremely worried’ by Police Scotland questioning journalists

Police Scotland's Clyde Gateway administrative headquarters in Glasgow
The NUJ said the questioning of the freelance journalist by Police Scotland was not an isolated incident. Photograph: Iain Masterton/Alamy

The National Union of Journalists said it was “extremely worried” about the “chilling effect” of police officers questioning members of the press, after a Scottish journalist revealed police had come to his home last week and asked him to reveal his source for stories he had written.

The NUJ said the questioning was not an isolated incident and it had been contacted by other members of the press in recent months with complaints that they had been questioned by police about sources.

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