LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's main media freedom watchdog told Britain on Wednesday it believed political pressure applied to the Guardian newspaper over its handling of leaked intelligence data could have a "chilling effect" on independent journalism.
Former U.S. intelligence operative Edward Snowden's disclosures about activities of Britain's GCHQ eavesdropping agency and its cooperation with America's National Security Agency (NSA) have embarrassed Prime Minister David Cameron's government which has said they damaged national security.